How storytelling can help scientists to write better abstracts.

The article presents the author's views on the use of storytelling by scientists to help them write abstracts for grant proposals, and mentions that the author has applied for a competitive grant. Topics discussed include the book "Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story" written by filmmaker Randy Olson focusing on storytelling and explaining the use of communication in science; and the book "Four Steps to Funding" written by Morgan Giddings.