If you're like me you probably find yourself Donny loads of reading and only really underestaning it well after a long struggle and lots of rereading and backgr

If you're like me you probably find yourself Donny loads of reading and only really underestaning it well after a long struggle and lots of rereading and background reading, and then when it comes to putting your knowledge down on page you struggle even more trying to avoid a hodgepodge of facts and details and observations with no real coherence, like although you understand the words now, it's not given your own writing any real advantage. But the funny thing is if somebody asked you a question about the subject you could probably explain it pretty well. How do you get that sort of clarity into written/sassy form? Write a self-interview. Start with 'So what is X, briefly?' and answer it, then 'Why is X necessary?', then 'What sub-catogories of X are there?' etc etc. Particularly make sure you ask and answer any apparent assumptions, natural follow-up questions, some low-level detail/specifics to 'prove' your not a faker, ask how one thing relates to other things already mentioned if it's not obvious. Playing the role of interviewer really helps you catch all this stuff. And because it's like having a conversation you don't stall, you don't get writers block. And it keeps you honest. Then go back through the interview and remove/reword the questions and anything that's too converational, and your essay has practically written itself.