Dealing with the difficult and practical part of essay writing contest requires a good understanding of the topic sentence in other to make a deliberate and conscious development and manipulation of ideas along a certain pattern so that the desired effect on the reader (panel of judges) will be achieved. This is a very technical activity which requires a lot of skills and expertise. Words are arranged into expressions which in turn are arranged into successive paragraphs in order to form a whole essay. First, keep in mind that you will never have enough time at your disposal to write an essay which presents a complete content of your subject. Instead, you should concentrate on: presenting the basic facts of your topic and presenting to the panel of judges with an interpretation of those facts. Your essay will falter if it is not based on a sound game plan and this means organization. And the best way to get organized, and remain organized, is to use an outline. There's no escaping this fundamental tool. Consider your topic as a whole and then break it down into its component parts. How do all these components illustrate your general thesis statement? How does everything fit in? During your research you ought to have come to realize what aspects of it were given more important than others. Your essay should include discussions of those important aspects. So, if your sources consistently mention a number of basic elements, then so should you. You may decide to differ with the sources when it comes to interpreting those elements but just the same, the basic elements ought still to appear in your essay. Try to write your essay section by section and give it a logical structure if you want the panel of judges to maintain their interest in your essay. A poorly organized and illogical essay may cause them to give up reading your essay in frustration. Stanley walks you through the steps of a successful essay writer - from preparation through research to the presentation of the award winning essay. What is contained in this book is What Every Successful Essay Writer Knows. The Win-Win Approach to Essay Writing Contest will help you to become the next successful essay writer. Good reading