One of the biggest problems in academic or scholarly writing is wordiness. It takes practice to write concisely. Check out this brief tutorial from Western Washington University's library for some tips on how to eliminate wordiness in your writing.
Reading about writing may sound like a lot, but we've got classic, time-tested books available in the library to help develop your writing.
Once you have a draft of your paper, you should:
Check your thesis statement against the following suggestions, provided by the OWL at Purdue University: