Strategies for dealing with lack of ideas

[vocho]

Hi,

I've done several timed practice essays with topics from the ETS website. I seem to do fine when the topic either interests me or involves something I have a certain degree of knowledge about, but when nothing comes to mind I tend struggle. Even if ideas come to me while writing, the result is often disorganized and wandering since I haven't had a chance to plan it out.

Does anyone have any suggestions of what to do in these situations? Or how to organize ideas on the go?

[tommywallach]

Hey Vocho,

Hmm. Could you give an example of a prompt where you struggle? There's always an infinite number of examples!

-t

[romano.eric901]

Keep reading. There are some websites that offer User Generated Content essays submitted by students and teachers on various different topics. Get acquainted with the language used.