Taking the Terror out of Term Papers

Does the phrase "term paper" evoke even more fear than "gym class"? Does your brain cycle to "how long can I put it off" instead of "what do I write about"?

Term papers are a lot of work. There's no way around that. But one of the big reasons we're so afraid of them is that we never really learn how to write them, at least in some useful way. And that creates a lot more work than you really need to do.

This short guide will step you through the process that I figured out (through a lot of trial, error, and all-nighters) and has worked pretty well. This isn't an essay on how to write, but rather how to pull together all the other stuff.