Well, the first thing is to read more . It helps a lot. And if you are given lots of time when you write your essay (especially when it's homework), then try to brainstorm or make out a mind map. Let's say you have a topic on a country. You just

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Uhm... I'm Nicole... I found this post quite interesting and so yeah, I'm replying. Well, I'm from Hong Kong (a special administrative region of China), my age.... shall remain confidential until someone asks me, and I'm female. Read my