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How to Write an Essay — Part I

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Anyone can write an essay, right?

Of course anyone can.

Anyone can write an essay — it is true. Even a 10-year-old can write one (well, I wrote them in school those days). But how about writing a good essay. A good essay is effective. It has a purpose. It is written with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. It has an idea in it. And it is a pleasure to read.

In An Introduction to Academic Writing I wrote some pointers on how to write essays. Let’s face it, though, they were very basic and those tips were, after all, just an ‘introduction.’ How about the full stuff?

So how do you write these types of essays? Is it insanely hard? Or ridiculously easy?

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How to Master Clarity in Writing

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Hey everyone, I’m back. At least, for some time. I’m sorry for not writing for so long, but the thing is, these examinations never really leave you in peace. I have to study for the SSC (Secondary School Certificate) Examinations which are going to happen in March 2012; and as you might imagine, there is a heck lot to study, which is why I couldn’t update this site up till now. In an ideal world, I would update it every week, now even every month isn’t looking too sure.

Still, I will definitely update whenever I get some time. And after all, quality is more important than quality right? So therefore you can still await those superb articles filled to the brim with writing tips (all right, all right, enough bragging).

I actually lost the draft of this post before, due to Human Error and a disgusting trust on Windows Live Writer (ahem, Microsoft). And everyone knows it’s quite difficult to write again once you’ve lost your writing, and the flair is not there. Still I will be trying my best.

Now, on with the show!

Clarity is a hot topic in writing. As you can imagine, nearly every writer and blogger out there is saying his piece on what is, and what isn’t clarity. How to attain it, how to use it. And why it’s just so important.

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Top Ten Tips to Fight and Defeat Writers’ Block

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Writers’ block is common. In fact, it’s so common that there have been countless posts on how to avoid it, and how to cure it if it’s there already. Some people say there is no such thing as writers’ block. It’s just an excuse for procrastination. After all, these people say, how many other professions [...] Click to continue reading »

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Be Aware of the Reading Level of Your Audience

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What you think is easy to grasp may not be easy to grasp. What you think is easy to understand may not be easy to understand for other people. What they think is easy could be hard for others, and vice versa. You write at a level comfortable for you. For you, it is good. [...] Click to continue reading »

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Writers’ Treasure is Back

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After two and a half months of non-existence, Writers’ Treasure is now well and truly back. In fact, it will be stronger than it was previously, so you can now expect to see at least one post weekly (and sometimes even two). The reason for no posts? Well there wasn’t just one, there was many. [...] Click to continue reading »

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Who Else Wants to Master the Creative Writing Skills?

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So you now know about the creative writing skills, and want to master them too, but don’t know how? Not to worry. These creative writing skills are easy to grasp, easy to know, and easy to master. (Note: Of course for every person these skills may not be easy to master. Someone will find them [...] Click to continue reading »

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Creative Writing Skills: Do You Have Them All?

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Do you know that creative writing isn’t easy? Silly question, I know. But do you know that there are a certain set of skills which you need to master if you want to be an expert in it? And the questions that comes out of this are: what are these skills? And are they important? [...] Click to continue reading »

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Web Writing vs. Print Writing

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Before the invention of the World Wide Web, there was only one kind of writing: print writing. All the writing that was done had been done on paper and its alternatives. But the computer changed that, and now we have two types of writing: web writing vs. print writing. That is all fine, but the [...] Click to continue reading »

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