Writing simply requires focus, drafting, and actually writing your paper. There’s really nothing magic about the process, but the end result can be magical once you’ve gotten through the woods of drafting and frustration that comes with the writing process. The most important parts you want to tackle are your introduction—which includes your thesis statement—and your conclusion. Everything in the middle is more or less filling for your essay. That isn’t to say that the middle of your essay is merely fluff, there’s facts that support your thesis statement in there and that’s very important. However, without that thesis statement to keep everything together, it’s just aimless writing which will likely end up all over the place.