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How to Write a Persuasive Essay: A Step-by-Step Guide

Are you feeling overwhelmed by a persuasive essay assignment? Don't worry! Writing an effective persuasive essay doesn't have to be a daunting task. With careful planning, research, and a little bit of creativity, you can craft an essay that will wow your teacher and earn you a great grade.

Here's a step-by-step guide to get you started:

1. Choose Your Topic: Start by selecting a topic that you are passionate about and that you have strong opinions on. This will make it easier to write your essay with conviction.

2. Do Your Research: Once you have a topic in mind, it's time to do some research. Read up on the topic, take notes, and look for sources to support your argument.

3. Create an Outline: You don't have to write your essay in linear order, but it's important to create an outline to help you organize your thoughts. This will make it easier to write your essay when the time comes.

4. Write a Strong Introduction: Begin your essay with an attention-grabbing introduction that introduces your topic and presents your argument.

5. Support Your Argument: In the body of your essay, make sure to include evidence to back up your argument. Use facts, statistics, and quotes from experts to strengthen your points.

6. Counter Arguments: Be sure to address any potential counterarguments and refute them. This will make your essay more convincing.

7. Write a Powerful Conclusion: Wrap up your essay with a conclusion that reiterates your argument and leaves a lasting impression on your reader.

With these steps, you'll be well on your way to writing a great persuasive essay that will wow your teacher and earn you a great grade.

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Top Ten Tips for Beginner Writers

Understand

Writing is amazing. It is so satisfying to be able to hold your success, to see your success, to know your hard work paid off. On the opposing side, writing can be a pain. As unfair as it may seem, to succeed, you need to fail.  Truthfully, writing is more than putting words on a page. In order to be a successful writer, you need to understand that.

Writer Friends

No one will understand a writer's mind better than a writer. Of course, every writer is different. Even so, they have been/are where you are. They will assist you in growing as a writer, probably better than any English teacher ever could. 

First drafts

Think of a building. Obviously, you build from the floor upward. Essentially, your first draft is the foundation of your story - something to build upon. That being said, your first draft is not the story as the floor is not the building. 

Keep Writing

As previously stated, in order to succeed, you need to fail. If you aspire to be a successful writer, you need to also understand that it is not the fact you fail, but whether you rise despite the failure. Furthermore, if you wish to improve, you need to continue writing beyond your mistakes. 

Originality

Originality is not mandatory. If your plot derives from an AU, writing prompt, or already exists (a book or movie having the same general plot), your story does not lose its value. Some of the best stories exist more than once. 

Yes, it counts.

If you post on Fanfiction, you are a writer. If you post on Wattpad, you are a writer. If you write, you are a writer. Your work is valid, no matter what you decide to do with it. 

Writing Journals

There will come a time when the perfect idea hits you and you don't have access to a device. Sure, we operate digitally. Even so, invest in a journal. You’ll never know when you might need it.

Reading Books

Reading action packed books helps me understand how to effectively shift between a scene/moment in a chapter. Even if you’re not much of a reader, rest assured the techniques you wish to master are hidden in pages for you to observe. 

Taking Advice (the irony is strong)

You will stumble upon posts instructing you on what to use in a sentence, what not to use, how to express emotion, et cetera. Keep in mind that not all of it will apply to you. Use the word “very” if you want to, end a sentence with a preposition if you would like, don’t name your chapters if you don’t feel like it. You are in charge of your story.

Taking Breaks

It is okay to take an hour break, or a week-long break, or even a three-month break. It does not make you any less of a writer. Do whatever you need to do to become the writer you aspire to be, even if that means not writing for a while. 

If you have any questions, or feel I missed something, feel free to let me know!

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Character Favoritism

Character favoritism is a common problem for writers, and it can ruin the story for readers.

Typically, the favourite character for the writer is the main character, and they will get all the best action scenes, have all the witty quotes, and will solve the main problem without help. Even if there is a whole cast of characters, they are only there to make the favourite character look better.

Character favoritism is different than a Mary Sue(absolutely perfect) character, because it is not that the character is completely perfect. In fact, the character can have several things they are struggling with in their private life, so the problem is just that they are the only character who does anything important.

This is an understandable situation for writers to end up in. If the favourite character is the main character of your book, of course you will want them to be interesting to your readers, but there is a balance in everything.

For example, in one book I read, the chosen-one main character is weaker than the love interest to start, but that is only temporary. As soon as the main character gets a mediocre amount of training, the warrior-woman love interest is immediately downgraded to a weak damsel-in-distress needing rescue by the main character. He is also the only one who can do anything productive in any scene after that, as if the writer forgot how they wrote the female character at the start, or just didn’t care. They promised one character at the start of the book, but gave us an entirely different character further in.

There is a sub-genre called “power-fantasy,” where the story serves for wish-fulfillment and making the reader feel confident and powerful through the character, and it is a completely valid form of story to both read and write. Escapism stories can feel like a treat as it helps you take a break from the real world. However, a problem arises when you promise one story, and give another; you risk disappointing readers, and you could be missing your target audience.

For example, if you talk about a cast of characters helping on a heist as a team, people will be likely disappointed if one character does absolutely everything important. They will be expecting a dynamic cast where everyone has some sort of role to fill.

Instead, if power-fantasy is your goal, you could re-phrase that story as “a group of thieves need the help of a genius wizard” and readers will understand that the story will primarily focus on that wizard.

If power-fantasy is not your intention and you’re worried you may be accidentally leaning towards character favouritism, think about all the major problems and action points in your story. If your main character has the main spotlight, that’s fine, but if they are completely hogging it, perhaps consider having the rest of the cast help out. Having your main character occasionally need help can also raise the stakes by showing they are not completely invincible.

As well as considering the scenes, you could also spend more time on planning the other characters. The problem could simply be that you haven’t worked out what role the other characters could fill in a scene, so more character planning time may open possibilities and make writing them easier. You may even find that more time with them could make them favourites as well.