by stephen | Sep 11, 2018 | How to Write a Personal Statement
Writing your personal statement is actually one of the easiest steps in the college application process. The key word there, though, is “writing.” Generating the ideas, outline, and flow of the essay is much, much harder. As an example, I recently had a...
by stephen | Feb 12, 2018 | How to Write a Personal Statement
You’ve done all the work you can on your essay. Now it’s time to seek feedback from someone else. You Can’t Do It All By now, you’ve written two drafts, you have a solid idea of what you want your essay to say, and you’ve gotten it to...
by stephen | Jan 15, 2018 | How to Write a Personal Statement
If you’re not planning on doing a second draft on your essay, think again. Even the greatest writers of all time will have typos, awkward sentences, and poor word choice in their first drafts. As good of a writer as you may be–even if you’re the best...
by stephen | Dec 15, 2017 | How to Write a Personal Statement
Stephen King likes to say that he takes a month off in between his drafts. I try and get at least a week off in between when I finish a draft and when I read a single word of it again. Some authors will go even longer. Some authors will go shorter, but all of them...
by stephen | Dec 5, 2017 | How to Write a Personal Statement
I’ve seen so many writers, whether journalists, authors, or students, just stare at the blank screen, paralyzed with uncertainty as to what to write when it comes to writing a first draft. They want the perfect introduction, they want the memorable, often-quoted line,...
by stephen | Nov 26, 2017 | How to Write a Personal Statement
All of the questions I get as a college essay editor boil down to one simple question that seems simple but requires a different writing style than most are used to: how to write a personal statement well. But before you even begin to write your personal statement,...
