paper-writing

Paper Writing

A systematic 11-step workflow for writing academic papers, with section-specific templates and battle-tested writing principles.

When to Use This Skill

• User asks to write or draft a paper or paper section
• User needs LaTeX templates for Abstract, Introduction, Method, Experiments, etc.
• User wants to improve academic writing quality
• User mentions "paper writing", "write introduction", "draft method section", etc.

Artifact Sources

If you used upstream skills earlier in the pipeline, pull these artifacts before writing:

Source Skill	Artifact	Used In
paper-planning	Story summary (task → challenge → insight → contribution → advantage)	Steps 1-2 (Introduction writing plan)
paper-planning	Module Motivation Mapping table	Step 3 (Method subsections)
paper-planning	Experiment plan (comparisons + ablations + demos)	Step 5 (Experiments section)
paper-planning	Pipeline figure sketch	Steps 1, 6 (Method overview figure)
paper-planning	Claim-to-experiment mapping	Steps 2, 5 (Abstract, Introduction, Experiments)
paper-planning	Fallback narrative (if planned)	Steps 7-8 (Introduction / Conclusion pivot)
experiment-pipeline	Stage 1-4 results, ablation tables, trajectory logs	Step 5 (write experiments)
experiment-craft	Failure analysis, implementation tricks	Step 3 (Method section), Step 9 (limitations)

The 11-Step Writing Process

Follow these steps in order. Each step builds on the previous one.

1. Draw a pipeline figure sketch — Sketch the method's pipeline figure to clarify the overall approach. The figure highlights novelty, not just explanation.
2. Design the story and plan experiments — Outline the paper's story (core contribution, module motivations). List comparison experiments and ablation studies. Draft an Introduction writing plan.
3. Write Method — Organize the Method writing plan, then draft Method. Run experiments in parallel.
4. Revise Introduction and Method — Iterate on both sections while experiments continue.
5. Write Experiments — Once experiments are mostly done, organize the Experiments writing plan, then draft.
6. Polish figures — Finalize the pipeline figure. Create the teaser figure.
7. Write Related Work — List related papers, group into topics, write paragraphs.
8. Review the paper — Self-review Introduction, Method, and Experiments. Use the paper-review skill.
9. Write Abstract — Organize the Abstract writing plan, then draft.
10. Choose the title — List important keywords, then compose an informative title.
11. Iterate — Repeatedly review and revise the entire paper.