The Science of Writing

I believe that while writing, it is integral that the writer keep in mind his audience. If a reader is to grasp what the writer means, the writer must understand what the reader needs. What good is it the writer, if what he writes is comprehended by nobody but himself or just a minority of the reading audience?

However, some raise the question that, if a scientist were to write a journal, how would he be able to write without the technicality that is associated with any scientific topic? Here, I would like to point out the difference between writing about science and technology, and scientific writing. Writing about science, according to me, has the general public as the audience. Even though the writer would be a little technical, most of the general public should be able to interpret a major part of the article. Whereas the audience for scientific writing is confined only to certain specialists in the field of whatever aspect of science and technology the writer choses to write on. Despite this difference, there is one similarity that unites all kinds of writing. Whatever audience a writer writes for, he must be able to communicate his thoughts and ideas with that audience for his writing to be effective. Therefore, choosing a certain audience and writing corresponding to that audience, while writing a coherent and organized piece, is the key to successful writing.