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Why Seek Professional Writing Help?

Emails, social posts, letters, memos, and texts should all reflect your ability to write well. Whether you're a student, preparing for a standardized test, trying to keep up with English classes, or an adult who needs to brush up on your writing and grammar skills for work or for your own enjoyment, you'll find professional tutoring to be immensely helpful. With a writing tutor, you'll correct previous grammar errors and improve your writing, ensuring you always put your best pen forward. 

Apart from professionalism, one-on-one writing classes can be exceptionally beneficial for writers who aspire to become authors. With a private tutor, you'll benefit from manuscript critiques, formal advice, and improve your style. With professional advice, you can polish your stories, poems, or essays and get advice on finding a publisher. 

The Best Way to Learn How to Write and What You'll Study in Classes

You can find plenty of free writing classes online, but the best way to learn is with the undivided attention of a private writing teacher. Private lessons are completely customized to meet the student's needs. For example, writing lessons for children differ greatly in terms of content and teaching methods from writing classes for adults. 

In private lessons, students learn at the pace and level that's most comfortable for them. You'll stay motivated and interested, focusing on the topics that inspire you most. With your teacher's immediate feedback, you'll overcome challenges fast and see your writing improve quickly. 

Sample Curriculum for Beginner Writing

If you need to brush up on the basics of writing, such as proper grammar, sentence and paragraph structure, and word choice, then beginner writing classes are for you. In these lessons, you'll learn all the tools you need to clearly express your ideas in writing. Subjects covered in beginner lessons depend on the student's current level of writing, but your teacher might cover some of the following topics:

• Parts of speech
• Sentence structure
• Proper use of punctuation (including the ever-elusive em dash and semicolon)
• Conjunctions, dependent clauses, and independent clauses
• Capitalization, proper nouns, and improper nouns

Sample Curriculum for Intermediate Writing

If you possess a strong command of grammar, syntax, and sentence structure, then intermediate writing is right for you. In these lessons, you'll learn new strategies for making the most of the words you write. You'll learn how to structure a logical argument in a persuasive piece and begin to practice using writing tools that'll ignite your creativity. Your teacher might cover the following topics:

• The writing process, forming thoughts, and outlining ideas
• Thesis statements and forming an essay argument
• Research papers and proper citation
• Study style guides (APA, MLA, and Chicago)
• Learn to use metaphor, simile, and other poetic devices

Sample Curriculum for Advanced Writing

Advanced writing lessons are intended for writers who want to improve their skills. In these lessons, you'll focus on various aspects of the craft of writing. Topics covered depend on your interests and goals, but your teacher might cover the following:

• Focus on genre
• Perfect the craft, studying craft lectures of famous authors
• Develop your voice
• Workshop stories, novels, essays, memoir, poetry, and non-fiction
• Agents, editors, and publication advice

How to Find a Writing Tutor Near You

Finding a writing teacher on TakeLessons is easy! A simple search will direct you to a variety of teachers who offer lessons near you and online. The cost of writing lessons varies, but most teachers base rates on the length and frequency of lessons. With so many teachers to choose from, you shouldn't have a problem finding someone who fits your budget. 

Before choosing the teacher who's right for you, we recommend browsing through several teacher profiles and reading reviews left by other students. Choose a teacher who specializes in the grade level or genre of writing that interests you most. After only a few lessons, you'll begin to see your writing improve. Before you know it, you could be the next great novelist or the next student with a perfect verbal score on a standardized test.