When defining a topic for an informative essay, what's the first question you must ask yourself? how long should my essay be? what do i want to write about? where does my essay take place? when do i want to begin my essay?

When defining a topic for an essay, the first question you should ask yourself is "What do I want to write about?"

Explanation:

The first question you should ask yourself when going to write an essay is "What do I want to write?" with this question you define a subject for your essay and through this definition you can find the objective and audience that you want to achieve with your text.

answer: they were written as a long tale

explanation:

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