A Free 5-Day Writing Challenge
Many scientists and clinicians never received formal training in scientific writing. Others have, but they spent years following outdated academic conventions that bury their science.
In just 5 days, you'll discover what gets in the way of clear, persuasive writing — and learn four evidence-based strategies to amplify your science.
After this challenge, you’ll be able to:
Identify the top 3 obstacles that make scientific writing unclear and unconvincing
Recognize myths about writing for expert audiences that may be holding you back
Apply 4 evidence-based principles to write with more clarity, precision, and persuasion
What you’ll get:
Short, pre-recorded video lessons delivered over 5 days
Daily writing challenges to immediately apply what you learn
Guides and reference sheets to keep and use beyond the challenge
Join the challenge!
What people are saying
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“I feel more engaged with the minimalistic style of the slides without a bold heading like we often do for scientific presentation. The way of breaking down importance, challenges -- every possible aspects of using plain language is captivating as well. Crystal's voice tone, pace and time spent explaining each slide is perfect to me.”
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"Forget about trying to impress! I now know that I will be truly smart by writing as simply as possible. It can be a cultural challenge at times. All great literary masterpieces in my mother tongue are written in extremely complex language. This shapes the way everyone writes official documents."
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"I thought I had a pretty good understanding of scientific English, but I definitely found some errors in my work through this challenge. It was a good reminder to be vigilant about my own blind spots."
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"Small changes can have a big impact on how your writing comes across, and this is a low pressure way to start making those changes."
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"This course brings sound foundations to common-sense insights, perfectly-pitched examples, and a bunch of awesome materials."
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"I was able to put into immediate practice the teachings in my job search for new employment as well as in the book reviews that I edit..."
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"It was all really good. Good story structure for the lessons. Good examples. Good amount of info each day."
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"It validated some things I was already doing and it gave me more confidence to assert that approach going forward."
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"The short videos with the handouts made this an awesome short course."
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"It was a quick and easy way to improve my writing"
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"Great topic + great trainer"
Hi, I’m Crystal.
I'm a former biomedical scientist and clinical researcher who — like many of you — did not get adequate writing training in graduate school. That experience shapes everything I do as a scientific editor, educator, and communication strategist.
I've spent more than 15 years editing scientific and medical writing and more than 25 years teaching in the sciences. I'm the founder of Redwood Ink and an international speaker, and I've helped thousands of researchers, clinicians, and medical communicators across the health sciences hone their writing skills.
But here’s what actually matters: I know what it feels like to struggle to put important science into words that resonate with reviewers and readers. And the struggle isn’t a reflection of ability — writing well is a skill, and it can be learned.
I founded Redwood Ink with a simple goal: to help scientists, clinicians, and medical communicators write with the clarity and confidence their work deserves.