Essay Writing Tips: Trust Words
Out of the entire essay writing tips I could give, this one is most important: Eliminate wordiness. This seventh following essay writing tips will help you do just that:
1.    Eliminate unnecessary, redundant modifiers that aren't needed:
o    For example, a dishonest thief (all thieves are dishonest); a terrible tragedy (tragedies are terrible by definition); a joyous celebration (you get the point).
2.    Get rid of unnecessary categories:
o    For example, brown in colours (we already know that brown is a colour); dull in appearance; a confused state.

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How to Implement these Essay Writing Tips
1.    Change your attitude about essay writing. Stop using filler words. If your goal in writing an essay is to use the assigned number of words, then you will continue to write boring essays. You will never get better, and you will live a writing life of mediocrity. Intend to say something. Make every word count.
2.    Write more than is necessary. If the assignment calls for 2 pages, write 3-4 pages. If the assignment is 500 words, write 800 words.

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Elements of Voice in Writing
•    Be lively and unpredictable. How much fun is it listening to someone drone on and on using words that only he understands with a monotonous tone and rhythm? It's about as much fun as reading an essay that drones on and on that uses words only the writer understands and has a monotonous tone and rhythm. Having a good personality and strong voice in writing requires using natural language, sensory details, action verbs, sentence variety, parallel structure, and varying sentence lengths.
•    Use figurative language. Remember all those lessons your teachers taught you about figurative language? You wondered what purpose they served. Using figurative language (metaphors, similes, analogies, personification) adds variety and personality to your writing. It allows you to explain the ordinary extraordinarily and the complex simply. Unlikely comparisons express originality and create reader interest. Avoid clichés.

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