ABSTRACT
This chapter presents Common structures in science writing, Narratives in science, story shapes, creating tension and cause and effect. Stories consist of events that are logically and chronologically connected. Each event is like a point on a narrative line. Narrative journalist Jack Hart uses story arcs to outline all of his stories before he writes them. John Yorke uses the same structure not only as a narrative arc but also as a character arc. Summary narratives switch between story paragraphs and explanatory passages. Bringing science and story together is not exactly a new thing. Although anecdotal evidence is frowned upon in science, and despite some scientists discounting storytelling, certain disciplines acknowledge the power of stories and utilise narratives as part of qualitative research methodologies. Narratives are not only used as a qualitative research tool but also as a means to evaluate research.
