NOTES ON SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND LITERATURE

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the possible relations between literary writing techniques and scientific writing, considering the possible gains that a more “literary” style may bring to scientific works. In order to do so, at first a discussion was made on the relation between form and content and about how the different ways one sees this relation affects this someone writing style. Later, the different techniques and approaches that writers use to make their texts more accurate to what they want to say were discussed, exploring elements such as style and effect, narration and brevity. It aims to demonstrate along the way, the necessity of a bigger focus by the scientists in the process of scientific writing.