Writing a research paper can be a challenging and time consuming process. Most of the time it is pretty overwhelming. You have to have a certain amount of words, pages, and you have to have it all done by a specific date! What a lot of people don't realize is that it doesn't have to be so hard. Following these simple tips can make the entire process a little easier.

As soon as you find out about the assignment and when it is due, you need to start working. Try not to procrastinate, the more time you have to work on the paper the easier it will be. Give yourself about a month and work on your paper the most during the day. The more alert you are the better your work will be, so try to not work all night and get some sleep.

Now you need to start the process of writing your paper. The first thing you need to do is visit the library or jump on the web and take some notes. You need to choice what exactly you want to talk about. Pick out your headings, subheadings, and what points you want to make for each. Try to find some good quotes that go along with your subject also.

Now that you have all of this information you need to focus on your outline. It's actually very simple since you already found all of your research. Write an introduction paragraph about your subject, that your headings, subheadings, and points are going to explain. Then write down your headings in the order that you want them to be in your paper. When you figure this out write your subheadings and points down under each ones heading.

After completing your outline you want to write your rough draft. Basically all you have to do is turn your outline into a paper. Turn each heading, subheading, and points into paragraphs. If the paper is not long enough or needs more content. Use your notes to add more information to each paragraph. Adding quotes will help also.

Use spell check on your computer and check spelling, grammar, and punctuation. After you make sure all of your grammar, punctuation, and spelling are correct complete your research paper by writing your final draft.