I’ve spent the better part of a decade writing case reports, and I can tell you that most people get it wrong the first time. They think it’s just storytelling, a narrative about an interesting patient or clinical scenario. But it’s not. A case report is a specific, disciplined form of medical communication that follows […]
I’ve been staring at this question for longer than I’d like to admit, and I realize it’s one of those deceptively simple things that actually requires some unpacking. When someone asks me how many pages a 2500 word essay covers, my first instinct is to give them a number. But the answer isn’t as straightforward […]
I’ve been staring at blank pages for years now, and I’ve learned something that nobody really talks about directly: the three-page essay is a strange beast. It’s not quite short, not quite long. It occupies this uncomfortable middle ground where you’re expected to say something meaningful without the luxury of endless space, yet you’re also […]
I’ve read thousands of essays. Not an exaggeration. When you spend enough time in academic spaces, you start noticing patterns, and one pattern that stands out is how many otherwise solid essays collapse under the weight of a poorly constructed background section. The background isn’t just filler. It’s the foundation that determines whether your reader […]
I’ve spent the better part of a decade teaching students how to write, and I’ve noticed something peculiar. Most people approach the outline as though it’s a punishment–a box to check before the real work begins. They treat it as busywork, something their teachers demand but nobody actually needs. That’s where they’re wrong, and I […]
I didn’t understand evaluation essays until I failed one. That’s the honest truth. I walked into my sophomore year of college thinking I knew how to write. I’d done narrative essays, arguments, research papers. How different could an evaluation be? Turns out, completely different. My professor handed back my first attempt with a note that […]