by Suzanne Davis | Dec 12, 2019 | Writing Essays and Papers, Writing Prompts
“Description is what makes the reader a sensory participant in the story.” –Stephen King Stephen King wrote about description in stories. But the same advice is correct for descriptive essays. Get your readers engaged by making them sense and...
by Suzanne Davis | Oct 9, 2019 | College and Graduate School, Writing Essays and Papers, Writing Process
Everyone writes an academic essay that crashes. It doesn’t get the grade you hoped it would, there are comments and corrections along the margins or even just a low grade. It hurts, eats away at your confidence, and it’s especially hard when it happens at the...
by Suzanne Davis | Sep 12, 2019 | Writing Essays and Papers
To be a person is to have a story to tell. –Isak Dinesen What stories are within you? A personal narrative is a story from your life. So, it is simple to write. Maybe. If you come up with an experience you’re dying to share–it is easy to get...
by Suzanne Davis | Jun 5, 2019 | Writing Essays and Papers
Can middle school students learn something from college writers? When Maria Johnson, a middle school and high school English tutor, asked me to write about what middle school writers can learn from college writers—I was lost. It’s a challenging question. I wasn’t...
by Suzanne Davis | Mar 5, 2018 | Writing Organization, Writing Process
The thesis statement is the glue that holds your essay together. And you need to create a first-rate thesis statement if you want that glue to be strong. However, writing an excellent thesis statement is challenging. But, once you get it right you’re on your...