Concord, CA Writing Tutors

Tutoring in all aspects of writing: essays, paragraphs, ESL, creative writing, literature, test prep, grammar, college application essays, and more.

Prose, Some Poetry, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Essay preparation, Structure, Editing

I can help you improve your writing skills, whether you are a student or a professional. I work with college and university students, graduate students, professional students (such as law and MBA students), and working professionals.

I have written professionally for many years. I have published magazine articles in national magazines like National Gardening and Mother Jones, as wells in Bay Area newspapers. I have co-authored 5 academic papers in peer-reviewed journals. In Europe, I taught English writing skills in international corporations like the Deutsche Bank. More importantly, I love teaching writing, breaking down the steps to clear and effective communication and developing a writer's voice.

In addition to teaching hand writing, I enjoy teaching creative writing to children using the basic technique: BEGINNING, MIDDLE, ENDING rule. Beginning within this framework gives children confidence and ease when facing that blank sheet of paper. Then we gradually move on to enhance the writing with more supportive details. Discussion and brainstorming before writing organizes the child's thought process and further assists writing a legible composition.

Whether you're perfecting basic English and writing skills, a resume or cover letter, a college essay or application, or simply any piece of prose, I offer both online and face-to-face editing and tutoring services that will enhance your writing with structure, professionalism and creative flair. Before each lesson, I will discuss with my student his or her specific goals, issues, questions so we don't waste a single minute of the hour session.

Writing with confidence is the key to success in school and beyond. No assignment is too complex or scary for us to tackle together. We can work on composition, paragraphs, grammar, citations, argumentation, form, audience, and style.

I have much teaching and tutoring experience with elementary, middle school, high school and college students. Writing has been the focus of most of the tutoring, and as a college instructor of communication classes I have corrected and graded many student papers. Plus I have taught various writing classes to employees at UC Davis so know a fair amount about what good writing looks like and how to get there.