Student Talk / How to improve English writing? Learning through reading. [130]

The Greatest Pleasure for a Moderator.. develop a passion for writing

I have a question I want to ask all the professional moderators. I am a college student trying to pursue a degree in English literature. As funny as it sounds, writing is my weakest subject. Although I have knowledge of writing an essay, I feel as if I have never truly learned it the correct way. I feel as if I am just starting to understand how to do certain things such as structuring sentences in different styles and patterns. However, when it comes to the content of my essay, I feel that it lacks so many things to make it a good and SOLID paper. I know basic grammar and sentence structure but how can I excel to become a more advanced writer? How can I write an essay that will impress my professors and not make them look down on me as a simple, uncreative writer. As a novice in this area, I would like to ask for serious help and advice. Not just something vague like "read more books" or "keep writing" but something that is more specific. How did you guys get to where you are right now? What methods and what procedures did you go through to make your essay writings solid and good? Moderators, if you guys can please help me out I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for your time if you did read this!