Discuss “Nine simple steps to succeeding post-Carnival”

Your writing sucks. There, I said it. And it’s not because you’re an engineer or in computer science — I simply think that if your name isn’t Faulkner or Joyce or Eggers, you’re probably not writing the next great American novel. Nothing personal.

Unfortunately, in the coming weeks, no matter what kind of class project you’ve been working on, you’ll almost certainly have to write about it. Fact of life: You could have the best idea in the world, but if you can’t write a decent paper about it, your QPA is boned.

I’m here to help. I’ve suffered through courses in grammar, style, and professional writing so you don’t have to. Here’s a list of tips and tricks you can use to easily write papers that will earn a better grade...