Eva Said:

What are some tips to help you not stress out during essay writing?

We Answered:

Oh I hated essays...
When I am familiar with the topic, I start somewhere in the middle of the essay. I just pick the first piece of information that comes to mind about the topic and start there or even just type out a conversation with myself asking questions and responding. From there, I flesh out other points, and I can see what else needs to be added. Towards the end, I'm reorganizing the points I'm making, seeing if there's an idea that needs to be explained more, and fine-tuning the language. What stresses me out is I don't know where to start and I get overwhelmed by the thought of having to explain a giant prompt and body of information, so this strategy works well for me.

If I'm not familiar with the topic, I sit down with all my resources and take notes on interesting things about the topic and see if I can't organize the notes into a cohesive paper. Then, again, I just pick whichever subtopic I feel like writing about most and start there. After all, by then I already have an outline to keep me on track and to show me the big picture.

As for handling three essays, it's the same idea. An essay alone is so big I can't start writing. I break it down and just start writing about something relevant, a little part. The important thing is to work on a small enough scale so you don't get overwhelmed, and just glance at the big picture to keep yourself on track. And, for three essays, just keep writing. Eventually writing 5 pages at a time seems pretty short.

Hope this helps!

Jeanette Said:

What happened to the Edusmith Essay Writing Competition results?

We Answered:

Did you try wikipedia or google?

Marc Said:

I need help for my essay On the Writing Process?

We Answered:

Compare the writing process to making a sculpture or some other type of art work.
Compare the writing process to composing a song
Compare the writing process to creating a recipe or some other type of food
Compare the writing process to inventing a new product
Compare the writing process to the decision making process