APA style and citations for dummies - Joe Giampalmi 2021

Develop a writer’s work ethic
Ten priorities for proficient academic writing
The parts of ten

Writing is a challenging skill. It’s also a commitment that takes effort and concentration. You can’t write a successful essay and also multitask by texting, talking on the phone, and playing video games. The brain doesn’t work that way. Writing requires a one-track mind that is focused on writing. If you try to write an essay while multitasking on your phone, your essay will read as if you wrote it while multitasking on your phone.

If you want to be successful at college writing, commit to the time and effort required to write. Writing a successful essay requires a commitment of hours over a couple of weeks’ time. Writing a successful research paper requires more hours’ commitment over more time.

Writing isn’t a commitment that requires you to find time; you can’t find time because time never gets lost. Successful essay writing requires you to plan to use the time available to you, 24 hours each day. Here’s a secret to writing successfully in college: Planning and committing time to write separates good college writers from not-so-good college writers.