The Essays Only You Can Write offers a perspective on essay writing that spotlights a writerâs uniqueness. Resisting the perception that personal and academic writing are at odds with one another, it treats the impulse to write âpersonallyâ as potential fuel for a variety of writing purposes.

The book encourages students to think like academicsâpursuing their enthusiasms, trusting their ideas, and questioning their conclusionsâby leading them through three main writing assignments: a personal essay, an essay based on texts, and a research essay. Each chapter offers...