Begin writing only after you have finalized the content and organization of the paper with your mentor and collaborators.
Fleshing out your plan with words is straightforward when you know what you want to say in which order. Work with your mentor and collaborators to nail the message and content before you start writing. It will keep you sane and save everyone plenty of time because reading and working with outlines is faster than full papers.
Understand the structure of a research article and the purpose of each section before you write. Then, write with the intention to guide readers through your paper so they can see clearly the 3 shiny pearls that you discovered.
Titles, Abstracts, Introduction, Results and Conclusions are relevant to how you tell your scientific story. Materials & Methods, References, Acknowledgement, Author Contributions, Supplementary Information relate to the details of your story. Most people will not care about the details until they get what your story is about. But the details matter for others to reproduce your work.
