with general topic. Read everything about it. Write about what you learn. Ask new questions. Write them up. Seek answers in the literature. Ask your peers. Eventually, you will answer new questions: keep writing it up. Have different projects, at various stages: emergent, half done, almost done, in press. Start writing the papers before the research is completed. Take your time. Revise your writing continuously. Daniel Lemire, Ph.D. Write good papers