I'm a writer, editor, and writing coach with an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, where I also taught undergraduate English composition, literature, and creative writing. Before that I worked in my university's Writing Center, where I spent hours each week doing exactly what tutoring requires: sitting with a student and their draft, figuring out together what the writing is trying to do and how to make it do that better.
My own writing has been...
I'm a writer, editor, and writing coach with an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, where I also taught undergraduate English composition, literature, and creative writing. Before that I worked in my university's Writing Center, where I spent hours each week doing exactly what tutoring requires: sitting with a student and their draft, figuring out together what the writing is trying to do and how to make it do that better.
My own writing has been recognized with fellowships from Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony, a Pushcart Prize nomination, and selection for Best American Essays. I've published fiction and nonfiction in national literary journals. I tell students this not to impress them but because I think it matters that their writing coach is someone who actually writes — who knows what it feels like to struggle with a draft, to find the right structure, to get a sentence to finally say what you mean.
I work with students at all levels, from middle school through college. My approach is collaborative and encouraging — I'm not here to rewrite your work or hand you the answers, but to help you understand what strong writing looks like and develop the skills to get there yourself. That means different things for different students: sometimes it's structure and organization, sometimes it's clarity and concision, sometimes it's finding your voice and trusting it.
For college admissions essays in particular, I've helped students move past the generic and find the specific, personal story that makes an application memorable.
I'm patient, direct, and genuinely enjoy this work. If you're looking for someone who takes writing seriously and will take your writing seriously too, I'd love to work with you.
