If you have a thing for words and enjoy a fling with Writing, you would already know it is not easy to bloom this love.

You should know that you have been bound in a sweet-and-sour relationship the moment you feel that your heart pulsates on a different rhythm while carving out words.

It is love! And you know this road is never easy.

You have to pay attention, give care, and stay FOCUSED to nurture this love for writing.

Do you know what happens otherwise?

Your lover gets annoyed:

Words scurry away; imaginations get disintegrated; ideas don’t sit in your mind, and writing seems like the last thing you can do in life.

Don’t worry if you have faced this trouble in life. Every writer does, including great ones.

Have you ever thought about what differentiates ‘good writers’ from the category of ‘most people’?

This is not only because they have beyond the world kind of imagination but also because they master the art of getting their work done.

How?

By holding on to some things and letting go of some others.

The art of creating great work is like a battle. You require chunks of your self-discipline, tricks to ease your struggles, and learn to do the right things at the right time.

And this all can be done: by staying focused.

Why Is It So Difficult to Focus on Writing an Essay?

Do you think that all writers’ are like faucets?

Is it that they open up their minds and great words start flowing like water?

Wrong.

So if great writers can have trouble writing, there is no wonder that students also face a bumpy road towards writing a great essay…

…or writing an essay in one night sounds so impossible.

And most of the time, the reason is that they lose focus on their way.

They:

• Start chasing the external noises.
• Try to write winning content.
• Feel burdened to impress professors.
• Want to bring the best out of thin air.
• Just don’t feel like writing.

In other words:

Their minds get stranded on other factors.

That’s where their focus goes out of the window, and creativity is stopped from shining.

Result?

Incomplete delivery of ideas.

Broken symphony of unsaid words.

Unimpressive essay with incoherent thoughts.

You don’t want to do that, right?

That’s why you need to stay focused: to get your work done with the ‘great’ factor in it.

And that’s what is important when writing an essay!

Let’s find out ways that can help focusing on writing an essay.

How to Focus on Writing an Essay?

All those people who think that writing is for those who don’t have anything else to do in life need to meet us for once while we are writing.

They will mostly discover at least one of the following things:

• We are not all the time in the perfect mood for writing.
• Words are not always singing in our minds.
• Writing is not a 24/7 kind of thing for us.
• Thinking to write sometimes annoys us to bits.

I know all this because I have also experienced all this – like you all.

But the good thing is: This situation can be controlled.

Here are some tips to close the door, stop things from bothering you, and get your work done:

Tip # 1: Do Research and Chalk Out the Outline

Forget about all those tips you have heard before:

Sit on your favorite place…

Take a sip of your favorite caffeine kick…

Write in the morning…

… blah, blah, blah!

Fine. I agree that all these things will have a scientific value, and they do matter.

But while focusing on these things, we miss out on other important things that are playing the devil’s card behind the whole story.

Just like:

Insufficient research and not knowing what you are going to write.

Sitting down to write an essay without reading and doing research is just like that you set off on hunting without a loaded gun.

You can’t kill the flock of your thoughts if you don’t know anything about the subject matter.

You won’t be able to align up your thoughts even with a cup of your favorite coffee if your thoughts are not fueled by research and ideas.

It is as simple as that!

Your thoughts will keep on wandering in the sky of your mind like a stray kite because you wouldn’t have any point to support your arguments.

So sit down, do compact research, understand your topic thoroughly, outline all the collected information, and align it.

That’s your first step towards ‘focused’ essay writing without any trouble.

Tip # 2: Don’t Doubt on Yourself

“Can I do that?”

How many times have you asked this question from your own self?

If your answer is many times, you need to stop right here. You are unconsciously killing your creativity.

Don’t let your doubts scare your ideas.

That’s one the most important things to do when writing an essay.

No matter how many guidelines for writing an argumentative essay you read, if you will have a doubt, nothing will work.

You can’t judge the depth of your abilities unless you test them.

And if you love writing, there is no doubt that you can also transform your ideas into an amazing piece of content.

So:

Listen to the whooshing voice of flying ideas.

That voice is enough to make you feel that you can do it.

Don’t doubt your soul’s ears. You heard it right!

Tip # 3: Forget About Perfection

Whatever are your reasons for writing an essay, everyone wants to create a great piece of art.

But sometimes, this desire becomes an obstacle in the way of getting the job done perfectly.

Why?

Because you focus more on ‘how to write’ a great essay or what are the steps in writing an essay instead of focusing on writing a fantastic essay.

That’s when you lose your focus, and great ideas start skipping from your grip.

So don’t worry about whether you will write a masterpiece or not.

Just go with the vibes and write whatever comes to your mind.

Definitely, you must pay attention to factors to consider when writing an essay, but that shouldn’t be your only focus.

Follow your gut feelings, and perfection will come along as a perk.

Once you start writing to have fun instead of something you do to achieve a certain standard, things automatically start falling into a bracket for you.

Tip # 4: Don’t Worry About Editing

Writing and editing go hands in hands.

No matter how good a writer you are, it can get difficult to maintain the pressure of an opened faucet.  

Gushing ideas can splash a bit here and there and leave some unwanted marks on your writing’s canvas.

Clean these marks to get a refined version of your writing.

So editing and revising your essay is essential to get the best version of it.

But the problem arises when you focus on editing more than on writing. You kill your style in writing an essay.

Here the rule of thumb is:

Don’t worry about editing when you are writing. And don’t worry about what you have written when you are editing.

What happens if you do?

You fail to deliver your thoughts properly… don’t do that!

Tip # 5: Be Prepared Before Beginning the Work

Have you ever experienced those difficulties when writing an essay when:

You are in the perfect mood for writing; ideas are coming smoothly, and you are perfectly landing them on the paper. But suddenly, you realize that your reference book is not lying on the table?

Argh!

This little distraction can shatter your mood and focus.

And you know, as a writer, it is hard to get back in the writing mood once it is shattered.

Instead of destroying your tempo in the middle of the climax, sit down to write after full preparation.

Grabbing this and that while writing can blow away your momentum.

Keep important things at an arm’s distance so that you don’t have to get up to grab anything, and you can do your work with full concentration and focus.

Conclusion

Finally, now you know how to focus while writing an essay.

You don’t have to be Shakespeare to write a compelling essay.

If you have unique ideas, a passion for writing, and a dedicated heart, you can also do it.

But mostly, we fail to come up with a classic piece because we lose our focus.

Surprisingly, the lost focus’s cause is not a magical spell that is hard to figure out.

Mostly, it is due to our negligences and attention to the wrong things that mess up things.

Sort out these issues, align your thoughts, and discipline yourself to skate away from your work smoothly.

When you know that writing is the only cherished option your heart and soul like, you start finding paths towards successful essay writing.

Share with us if these tips helped you or if you have something else that disturbs you while writing.

Deep inside, we all know about things that distract us and what helps focusing on writing an essay.

If you don’t know:

Sit with yourself, have tea, peek inside your mind, and you will get the answer.

Happy writing!

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