Mark Hernandez | Writing Coach
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Wednesday 12 August 2026 23:57:23 GMT
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𝓃𝑒𝓃𝒸𝓎 :
my uncle passed away after suffering from blood cancer, he lived in another country and i never got to visit him, only video calls, never a thought he would leave us, it traumatized me the morning i found out. Can i write about how his illness made me get the inspiration to be a doctor or PA to help other families never go smth like this w their loved ones ? But i hate to use him as my essay topic☹️
2026-08-14 06:21:58
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User237543874 :
As someone who reads medical school application essays, trauma dumping is a major turn off. Students forget this is not a poem to be published but why we should invest in you
2026-08-14 01:30:49
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emiley :
Sorry I’m asking again! But since you said this topic might be too meta (write about the time in class where we had a presentation and I talked about my love for monkeys and half the class did the same topic of loving monkeys and it made my love for it seem common and that experience led to me creating a business that was known as common but I made it special to me) would it be better if I removed the business part and stuck to how it changed my perspective on just because it’s common doesn’t mean I can’t make it special to me
2026-08-13 00:32:29
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nells.243 :
Storytelling in what way, if you don’t mind me asking? Do you mean like a ‘once upon a time’ type of storytelling, or writing your essay more like narrative writing, if that makes sense?
2026-08-21 06:18:01
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𑄝 :
i might write mine around whiteboards (as a metaphor maybe) and how they opened up my thinking and problem solving (my major is math, and coming from two math nerd parents, i never actually liked it till the 10th grade.) my first sentence was, “If my house ever caught fire, the first object I would grab before my Marvel comic books would be my whiteboard.” following with what i have on it right now which is describing a cacophony of arrows and paragraphs trying to plan out my passion project which is an AI agent built to help neurodivergents with understanding mathematics! is it good enough?
2026-08-13 09:23:22
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abby.🥀 :
My opening line is “I have a triple bunk bed”
2026-08-13 03:58:51
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user2403895279639 :
is it a good idea if i star mine with i always wanted to be a neutron and finish it with however now i wanna be a proton i think is a cool idea like small and no over reacting however i don’t line if it’s too cheese as i want to study physics
2026-08-13 19:26:30
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⋆˚࿔ `.Dinner🍸.`𝜗𝜚˚⋆ :
What if I wrote about my self development through the lenses on how my room changes: “joy and sadness are emotions that both can be experienced silently, however, my environment is the loudest piece of evidence of how far I have come.”
2026-08-13 13:54:18
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aliya :
could i talk about the time my brother was born, it’s what made me want to major in nursing
2026-08-13 16:06:58
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. :
what if I'll put "I have 20/20 vision in the darkness, but I am blind in the light." as my hook to tell I'm used to bad days that happy days feels strange and fake to me
2026-08-13 12:39:05
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MilesItsHim :
Would it be a good idea to write about when I was 10 and I almost drowned in the ocean, and how that made me want to become a lifeguard?
2026-08-13 00:15:48
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🧊😍 :
at this point what if i started with “ i have a devil in my stomach” or “ I always broke my bike”
2026-08-13 22:00:57
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👁 axel :] :
yo is it ok if I don't have One Big Story and find a way to connect 2 or 3 smaller ones
2026-08-13 02:54:25
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𝕵𝖔𝖘𝖊🇻🇪 :
I need help on my essay I am first generation immigrant who lived through a humanitarian crisis and a school shooting I want to write about how adversity didn’t stop me from chasing my dreams of more opportunities that I didn’t have in my country of birth
2026-08-13 04:16:03
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ma.ria.a_ :
Would it be a good idea for me to write about my FLEX exchange year? Or me fundraising, going door to door alone in my national costume, for a trip to a place that I haven’t even dreamed of (Hawaii) during my exchange year?
2026-08-13 11:50:58
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maya’s spam :
i’m starting mine with “12 year old me was quite jealous of my aunt” and ending with “and honestly, i can’t wait to make my nieces and nephews jealous someday” thoughts?
2026-08-13 03:02:25
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🦈 :
i want to write mine about my toxic shock syndrome and how it changed my perspective on life to doing things because I get to not because I have to and how it's affected me but I feel like someone would get bored reading that
2026-08-17 16:38:02
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aly 🐞⚔️🧣 :
I have an idea about writing a quote my favorite character said which is how there is no such thing as a good or bad person and how it’s based on whether that person benefits them in some way?
2026-08-13 02:12:27
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toocooltobetouched :
is writing about how i dont like to wear seatbelts and never did but then i met someone in a wheelchair and now i wear seatbelts a good essay?
2026-08-13 17:03:47
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Chloe🌻🫶✌️ :
Ok I understand what you’re trying to say with the trauma thing, but you could have phrased it better because no, not everyone has experienced trauma. There are people that live very sheltered lives and it is not up to an individual to decide what they consider “trauma” it’s up to a therapist or other professional. That’s all
2026-08-13 03:46:07
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pndlover017 :
Do you think my essay will sound immature if it’s about me struggling with double standards for men and women in my culture? I’m trying to relate it to how I’ve grown as a person and how I’ve learned how divisions of expectation work in a family, but I feel like all the good essays I see are on such small topics and moments that connect to bigger ideas? Do u think I should switch my topic?
2026-08-13 02:09:41
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Giselle :
Could I talk about how I am a woman in a female dominated sport (for context a varsity female wrestler) and how the expectations of it being male dominated allowed myself to push myself and prove the stigma wrong about women in male dominated fields all while how it shaped how as a woman wrestling allowed me to feel comfortable in spaces where women aren’t usually “accepted” the same as a man changing my confidence dynamics?
2026-08-14 01:04:54
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user12345.825 :
Should we write about a small moment or character development throughout our lives
2026-08-14 13:53:52
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Kira :
What if I started my essay by describing myself putting on my mascara every morning and looking at my eyes i inherited from my Caucasian mom and concealer to match my olive skin tone given to me by my Japanese dad. And then begin to talk about how I’ve struggled to find a connection to my cultures that I am related to by blood. But then shift to talking about how while I was trying to figure out who I was through my culture, i realized that I have gained my traits through my experiences and friends. For example, I’ve gained my outgoing personality through my experiences living in a predominantly Hispanic border town partaking in quinceañeras… and how I learned to be a generous and thoughtful person through my Chinese friends who’s grandma packs extra dumplings for them to share with me at lunch. Closing by sharing that Ive realized I have become who I am through my experiences with other cultures, even if I myself do not come from that culture.
2026-08-13 05:19:12
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