You know how you can picture a horse in your mind, but when you try to draw it, it just looks like a weird giraffe?
"Good" writing isn't about grammar rules. It's not about three-act structure, and it definitely isn't just typing words onto a blank page.
Good writing is drawing the horse that looks like a horse. In other words: my goal is to help you write your stories exactly how YOU want them to be written. My job is not to give you universal rules of creative writing; it's to help...
You know how you can picture a horse in your mind, but when you try to draw it, it just looks like a weird giraffe?
"Good" writing isn't about grammar rules. It's not about three-act structure, and it definitely isn't just typing words onto a blank page.
Good writing is drawing the horse that looks like a horse. In other words: my goal is to help you write your stories exactly how YOU want them to be written. My job is not to give you universal rules of creative writing; it's to help you find YOUR rules for creative writing.
My teaching experience is diverse, so I am ready to guide you in an instructional setting that meets your needs! I have been tutoring since 2013 (I spent two years leading small groups in SAT test prep tutoring!) and now teach a variety of Creative Writing courses (eg: Short Story, Memoir, Screenwriting).
As a creative writer myself, I am committed to my own continued learning, and my creative education includes: a Bachelor's Degree from Tufts University in Art History, a certificate course in Creative Writing from Wesleyan University, a six-month private intensive with NYT Bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater, and several Fiction courses at Gotham Writers Workshop.
I offer two types of lessons. In a "Project-Based" lesson, we'll focus on your works in progress. Whether it's your college essay or the novel you've been trying to finish for six years, I will give you specific feedback on your work, and we'll spend lesson time revising together. A "Syllabus-Based" format follows units like classes do. Each lesson we'll discuss a different tool or element of writing, and we'll tailor these based on your own specific needs.
I'm excited to meet you!
