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I teach
Local/In-person
I accept payment via
Cash, Check
Availability
afternoons, evenings, as well as weekends
Rates
$60 to $90 per hour, sliding scale
I am an award-winning, published writer who loves sharing the secrets of fine writing with my students. These are skills that are rarely taught in schools, yet they are necessary for both business and academic success.
I personally know how painstaking writing can be, yet I can help you acquire both the confidence and the know-how to become a successful writer. I help students learn how to think critically, design systematic outlines, and write compelling arguments.
I specialize in empowering everyone from high school students to doctoral candidates, business professionals to public speakers, those with writing blocks to those who merely want to refine their style.
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Writing Instruction
San Francisco, CA
Professional one-on-one private lessons for those struggling with writing their school papers, business reports, public speeches, grant proposals, masters theses, or dissertations. Support includes: 1) writing tutorials providing you with the secrets of creating vital prose and compelling arguments; 2) breaking through any blocks you might have; 3) designing…
1 session available for $60.00 | Essay Writing
Expertise
Art History, Business Writing, English, English as a Second Language (ESL), Essay Writing, Humanities, Learning Skills, Life Coaching, Literature, Meditation, Psychology, Public Speaking, Reading, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, TOEFL, Tutoring, Yoga
Qualifications
Education
- Ph. D.
Certificates, Licenses
- TEFL degree
Experience
- Teaching English for over 5 years
Awards
- From Wellesley College, Freshman Distinction Award, 1978; from the Sorbonne University in Paris for an essay on Victor Hugo's "Ruy Blas", 1984; from the International School of Jainism Studies, second prize for the paper, "Beyond the Ego: Jainism and the Pursuit of Higher Consciousness", 2011.
Publications
- Non-negotiated Time-Out: The release and return of prisoners to American society (three - volume book published by UMI), 2009
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