learn to write

How to Write & Publish a Scientific Paper
by Robert A. Day, 4th ed., Oryx Press, 1994.
(There is a 5th edition, which is not allowed to be taken out of the John Crerar Library.)
T11.D330 1994. Crerar Lib.

I started with the concluding chapter, A Personalized Summary, and came across this:

To learn to write, you must learn to read. To learn to write well, you should read good writing. Read your professional journals, yes, but also read some real literature.

Can't agree more.