This document provides tips for writing an essay with less stress. It recommends finding out what the professor wants by breaking down the assignment prompt into parts to guide outline development. Rather than starting with the introduction, the document suggests beginning with body paragraphs or answering the prompt. Each body paragraph should focus on supporting one main idea. The conclusion should summarize the arguments, and the introduction can then be written after drafting the conclusion and body. The thesis statement, made from combining the prompt points into one sentence, should go at the end of the introduction. Quotes should be used strategically and always cited. Online citation tools are recommended over Word's built-in function.