Good research writing starts with a sharp, testable question and a clear thesis you can state in one or two sentences—what you claim and why it matters. Sketch an outline before drafting (IMRaD or a logic-based flow) and lead your introduction with the gap: what’s known, what’s missing, and how your study fills it. Keep the prose precise—short sentences, active voice, concrete nouns, specific numbers—and make your methods replicable by naming datasets, instruments, sample sizes, criteria, and analysis steps. Show evidence rather than assertions with well-labeled tables and figures, and report statistics responsibly by including effect sizes and confidence intervals while avoiding p-hacking and overclaiming. Manage citations with a reference manager (Zotero/Mendeley) and stick to one style consistently. Honor ethics and originality: obtain approvals, anonymize data, paraphrase with citations, and run a plagiarism check. Revise in passes—structure, then clarity, then style and references—and read aloud for flow. Finish strong by stating limitations, implications, and specific next steps so your conclusions are credible and useful.