Writing Essays

It has been 25 years since I had to write an essay. Last semester, I got my feet wet one might say. It is difficult for me to make my thoughts clear. I tend to write like I talk and that is all over the place, I ramble a lot. I read it out loud after and find myself changing things. I try to write down thoughts that come to me but most of the time it does not always get into the paper. I prefer reading than writing. The way I am going a writer I will never be. :-(