Two interesting bits on sloppiness in science taken from The Economist's podcast and online version repectively.
https://soundcloud.com/theeconomist/is-science-wrong
http://www.economist.com/node/2724226

Some useful tips

http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Short-Story

That's right. Time to write! Watch minutes 1.50  to 6.05. Finish the story of The Man in The Hole.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUhGvAY9fM4

You can read the first few pages here. Just click on the book cover.
http://www.amazon.com/Man-Dark-Novel-Paul-Auster/dp/0312428510