This is your final Dollhouse essay contest tip, since essays are due February 15. If you’re already putting the finishing touches on your essay—or have already finished and sent yours in—great! We can’t wait to read it! But if you’re still working on finding just the right angle for all those thoughts you’ve put down on paper, or if you’ve finished your draft but feel like something’s still not quite right, maybe this last tip will help.

Maybe this goes without saying, but the place every great Smart Pop essay starts is with passion: passion not just for the show or book series, but for the idea that drives the essay.

You’re already passionate about Dollhouse, or you wouldn’t be writing an essay in the…