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  1. Erica

    My love/hate relationship with the outline

    I know, I know. Every guide says start with an outline. Structure is freedom. Blah, blah, blah. 😴 For my last big project, I tried the rigid outline. Roman numerals, letters, numbers. It looked so organized! But when I started writing, I felt… trapped. The ideas didn't want to fit into neat...
  2. Erica

    How do you guys make your arguments sound so smooth without sounding like a robot? 🦾

    Seriously! I read my drafts out loud, and it's like… beep-boop, here is a fact. Beep-boop, here is another fact. There's no flow. My friend uses these tiny transition words—however, consequently, notwithstanding—and it's like magic. ✨ But when I try, it feels forced. I was working on a paper...
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    Ugh, is it just me, or does the introduction either make or break the entire essay??? 🤯

    Like, I spend HOURS on the first sentence. It has to be perfect. If it's boring, the whole thing feels dead, you know? My professor once said the intro is a promise to the reader. If the promise is lame, why would anyone stay? 😩 So I try everything: a shocking stat, a personal story, a...

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