ABSTRACT
Proper sentence structure, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar are important because they remove distractions and enable each aspect of the story to be clearly articulated. This chapter is about writing. The process of writing is a process of rewriting. The critical task is to get to a first draft as quickly as possible. One way that some researchers are data-first is that they develop a particular expertise in the data of some geographical or historical circumstance. There are a number of negatives to data-first research, including the fact that it can be especially uncertain. It can also struggle for external validity because there is always a worry about a selection effect. The model section typically begins with the model being written out, explained, and justified. For instance, if a full page is used to display a table of coefficient estimates, then that should be cross-referenced and accompanied by about a full page of text about that table.
