First and foremost, I'm thinking about cutting down on some of the overall text. It's way over the limit our teacher set for us. So, I need to figure out which parts could be done without, and go from there. I have a major tendency to write over the given limit for an essay. So, it'll be a bit challenging, but I think I can manage it.
What's really bugging me about this topic, as an after thought, is that I think my topic is a bit more personalized than it should be. Others that presented their essays had some really deep stories. Impactful ones. Mine is just boy trouble. Oh no, the tragedy (sarcasm fully intended). I mean, let's face it; at face value, a problem with a guy is a common one among teens. Usually about, admittedly, stupid or mediocre things. So while I'm wondering if I should reword it a bit to really explain why this decision made a huge impact on my life, or if I should just create a completely new topic to work with.
Aside from that, there's some minor things I'm looking to play with. Should I open with dialogue like my last essay, or should it just open with a scene? Should it contain more dialogue? Do I want it fully in past tense, or section it so that the one scene going on is in the present tense, like it's happening now, and have the scenes where I give background information in the past tense?
Guess we'll just have to see.