Essay writing is the curse of college life. Even in high school, entire weekends can be ruined by essay due dates. The problem is that no one tells us how to do it right. We are praised when we go away and produce something unexpected, but wouldn’t it be nice if we knew exactly what to do to gain those grade points in the first place? Wouldn’t it be nice if someone laid out a couple of tips on how to improve your essay writing skills, laid out and presented in a way that made sense and gave our own work the instant boost we’re looking for? That’s why today, dear class, we’re going to cover two of the more important aspects of essay writing - these are the things that other people who always seem to get the top grades are getting right time after time, and guess what, it’s easier than you might think. Let’s kick things off with a note on presentation…

Citations make the essay world go round

Citations aren’t as bad as you think. First of all, if you’re worried about how to include them, see this useful tool, or the following essay writing service SmartWritingService either of which will amply demonstrate the correct methods. Now let’s move swiftly on to why you need them and how they can help. Citations show that you’ve actually read something relevant about the topic and had the good sense to include your research to support your argument at the right time. This means that citations are basically your way of saying why you’re right. Which leads on to how they can help with the workload. Think of citations like gathering the crop and reaping the benefits. You didn’t have to come up with any of the poignant quotes or spend time coming up with a critical and articulate analysis of the research. This is all done for you. All you have to do is bunch together all the works that have gone before in support of your argument, present your findings in the proper way using the desired referencing system, and watch your grades come in looking better than ever.

Academic voices are clear and confident

If you’re yet to find much success with essay writing in general, it’s probably because you aren’t writing in the correct ‘voice’. You can’t be yourself in academic writing. No colloquialisms. No jokes. No poor grammar. Learning to write in an academic voice means learning to write in full sentences. There’s no shame in being a grown-up or young adult that can’t write in sentences. Maybe you’ve never been shown. Use writing tools like scrivener if you need help learning how to write in the correct style. Get this right, and the rest will follow.