5 Tips for Better Academic Writing

Writing is required on an overwhelming scale from college students. They have dozens of pages to write and hundreds of pages to consume prior that get down to composing their own paper. The issue not only in the volume of the work involved but also in the higher standards for college papers compared to those required in school.

Many freshmen ask us “Can you help writing my paper?” Of course, we can! To improve your writing, look at the recommendations below and remember that practice makes perfect. 

Narrow down your topic

Choose a topic that you are interested in. If you’ve been assigned a topic that you absolutely loathe, it's better to request your teacher to change it. If you have only general guidelines and have to choose the topic yourself, pick one that has easily available materials. Make a quick search online or through the library. Some obscure topics might sound exciting, but they will make your research problematic.

Narrowing down on a topic will help you tackle research even better. If your topic is too broad you will have to study through the entire library to gain required background knowledge.

Focus your research

While are looking for relevant materials for your paper, focus on one aspect at a time and don't try to focus on many things at once. This is time-consuming and will disperse your attention. Make a research plan and follow it, concentrating on the most important things that you want to highlight.

Make notes as you go, thus gradually outlining your paper.

Remember the audience

The main goal of writing is to convey your message to your readers. Before you start, think about the people you are addressing. Who will read your paper? Your instructor, your classmates? What do you want them to know? Put yourself in place of your audience.

Write as close as you can get to what the audience wants to read. Adjust your style to make the writing compelling and enjoyable. Use simple language to convey the main idea. Explain the complex concepts with examples. Provide evidence to support your claims.

Structure your writing

Use shorter sentences and smaller paragraphs to structure your paper visually as well as logically. Each paragraph should focus on one concept. Make sure that each consecutive paragraph follows the previous one naturally – don’t change the topic abruptly.

Be consistent. This way you will ensure that your paper is readable and comprehensive. Well-structured papers look friendly, they are easy to scan, the reader can go back to a particular paragraph and find a particular quote, if necessary.

Iterate

Make at least two drafts before the final one that you intend to submit. Creating good writing is an evolutionary process so you will need to pass your paper through multiple cycles of improvement to achieve the polished result your teacher expects to see.

After you’ve finished your first draft, put it away for a day or at least several hours. When you will get back to it and look at it with a fresh eye, all stylistic inconsistencies, fallacies, and unfounded assumptions will become more evident to you.

The last draft must be proofread, free of all grammar and spelling mistakes, typos, pleonasms, etc. If you feel that you have developed a blind spot for your paper – ask a friend or a professional service to make the final editing.