This document provides guidance for writing a technical paper for the MESA Prosthetic Arm Challenge. It outlines the essential sections of the paper, including an abstract, discussion, introduction, conclusion, and recommendations. It recommends beginning research now in order to write sections of the paper that do not depend on project results, such as the introduction and supporting sections. The abstract, discussion, conclusion, and recommendations must be written after completing the project. It encourages creating a Word document to organize completed and remaining sections.