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PhD Tenured Professor w 20+ Years of Writing Teaching Experience
Michael L.

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Hello, I am Michael - Professor of English! I have over 20 years of college level writing teaching experience at HS, private, public, community college, and university levels. One of the most cringy things I hear is when people say “I am terrible at writing” - my response is always the same - “you’ve just had the wrong teacher.”

I can make your writing clean, clear, unique, professional, personal, and most of all - easy to do (and not obviously AI generated).

Don’t waste your time with...

Hello, I am Michael - Professor of English! I have over 20 years of college level writing teaching experience at HS, private, public, community college, and university levels. One of the most cringy things I hear is when people say “I am terrible at writing” - my response is always the same - “you’ve just had the wrong teacher.”

I can make your writing clean, clear, unique, professional, personal, and most of all - easy to do (and not obviously AI generated).

Don’t waste your time with teachers or tutors who say you need to know complex grammar or literary theories or any complicated things you don’t know. I will show you step by step how to do what professional writers of all types do - write well. And it's easier than you think.

My own journey was one of hardship - almost failed high school, then got redemption in community college, transferred to UC Berkeley, got a BA there in English, then became an editor of one of the world’s biggest websites (Ask Jeeves), then went on to do a Masters at San Diego State University and then a PhD at UC San Diego.

I have never met anyone who couldn’t “do it” since or before then. Contact me to begin your own journey of success, I'm here for you!


Education

UC Berkeley
English
San Diego State University
Masters
UC San Diego
PhD

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $40
  • Rate details: Low cost online tutoring right now because I am new to Wyzant! In-Person is difficult but if necessary please contact to see if we can work something out.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 6/2/2026

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Classics

Classics

I have over seven years of teaching the European Humanities sequences at UC San Diego. During that time I taught canonical classics from the Hebrew Bible and The Odyssey to WWII literature. Since then I have also taught World Literature for four semesters.
Essay Writing

Essay Writing

I have decades of experience teaching essay writing to high school, community college, and university students at all levels – from basic composition to graduate level papers and everything in between. I have taught essay writing based on a variety of subjects including nonfiction, fiction, (including poetry, novels, short stories), film, music, the visual arts, science, history, and more. I have been trained in and have taught all essay types, particularly narrative, descriptive, argumentative, and expository.
Literature

Literature

I have lectured, published, and TA'ed for many different types of literature and literary theory for the past 20 years. I'm especially expert at the Victorian Period (with Late Romanticism and Early Modernism bookends), but also have taught World Literature, European Literature from The Odyssey to WWII, and Chicana/o/x - Latina/o/x literature (esp Puerto Rican).
Personal Statements

Personal Statements

Associate Professor of English at a Community College with 20+ years of teaching writing, literature, creative writing, and essay writing. During this time I have edited and helped students write college application essays, letters of recommendation, graduate, law, and medicine applications, grant proposals, and cover letters.
Thesis Writing

Thesis Writing

I have decades of experience successfully teaching thesis-based essays and writing to high school, community college, and university students at all levels – from basic composition to graduate level papers and everything in between. I will help you cultivate your thesis from the very beginnings and see you through the entire process, ensuring that your argument is personal, clear, well-developed, and interesting. I can work with most any topic, from high school through graduate work, from STEM topics to the humanities. Your thesis will stand out from the rest once you learn my very specific (and very easy to follow) directions.
ACT English
English
Vocabulary
Writing

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