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Study Creative Writing with Professional Poet and Fiction Writer
Emma R.

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225 hours tutoring

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Hi, I'm Emma! I hold a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing and Poetry and have spent 3+ years as a college English instructor. I have published poems and short stories, and was a finalist in North Carolina State University's Poetry Contest two years in a row. I have won awards in both poetry and fiction, and have attended prestigious writers' conferences across the country. I am currently at work on my first full collection of poetry, as well as a memoir about growing up on a farm...

Hi, I'm Emma! I hold a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing and Poetry and have spent 3+ years as a college English instructor. I have published poems and short stories, and was a finalist in North Carolina State University's Poetry Contest two years in a row. I have won awards in both poetry and fiction, and have attended prestigious writers' conferences across the country. I am currently at work on my first full collection of poetry, as well as a memoir about growing up on a farm in rural East Texas.

I have 10+ years tutoring experience in writing of all kinds, specifically in high school and college level essay writing, and have helped students with technical writing, various citation styles, crafting stronger sentences, and essay structure. As a college instructor, I planned and taught undergraduate courses in creative writing, literature, and rhetoric, in which students read and discussed published works, drafted and revised their own work, and shared their creative pieces with their classmates in a workshop setting. I am familiar with a wide variety of creative writing tools in all genres, from crafting stronger images, developing characters, structuring a story, pacing, writing dialogue, weaving creative ideas, even how to write a sonnet!

The art of creative writing is near and dear to my heart, and sharing that love with my students, through teaching a class or working one-on-one on a project, is one of my favorite ways to share that passion. As a tutor, I have been privileged to watch clients discover their own ability to learn and discover through writing, and to share something of themselves, whether they are writing a memoir, essay, short story, or poem. To me, writing is all about self-discovery, about the depths of imagination and understanding in each of us, and if, through even one meeting, I help my clients discover more of that part of themselves, I am truly grateful.

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Education

Stephen F. Austin State University
Creative Writing
North Carolina State University
Masters

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Creative Writing

Creative Writing

I have spent most of my life as a prolific reader, writer, and poet, and completed two academic theses in poetry as a part of my fine arts degrees. In addition, I have taught poetry, creative writing, and literature at the college level for 3+ years, am involved in the local poetry community, and continue to work on my own projects.
Essay Writing

Essay Writing

I have worked for the last three years as a college instructor in Literature, Creative Writing, and Research and Argument, and have worked as an English and essay writing tutor for over a decade.
Fiction Writing

Fiction Writing

I have spent most of my life as a prolific reader and writer, studied fiction writing at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and have taught fiction writing in undergraduate courses in Creative Writing for 3+ years. As a tutor, I have supported clients on brainstorming, drafting, and revising short stories and long-form fiction projects for 6+ years, and have written and published multiple short stories of my own.
Literature

Literature

As a college instructor, I have taught freshman-level courses in Literature and Creative Writing, including works of fiction and poetry from the classical canon and contemporary works. I have also taught and read a range of creative nonfiction texts. I hold two degrees in creative writing, which include an undergraduate minor in Literature and extensive graduate-level courses in Literature of all kinds. In addition, I’m a lifelong, voracious reader, and always love an opportunity to discuss literature with new students!
Proofreading

Proofreading

Besides a Master's degree in English, I have also tutored undergraduate English and Writing for over 5 years, and have worked extensively as a tutor in an online writing lab. As a proofreader, I am experienced in pinpointing the parts of a project with the highest priority for revision, clearly and thoroughly explaining what is needed and how to accomplish those revisions, and working with each client until they have a polished and professional final draft. I can work with you on anything from formatting and general appearance, to citations, comma usage, and incorporation of sources, to the general clarity and flow of your project.
Writing

Writing

I am a College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) certified Master Tutor. I have tutored college-level essay writing for over five years to students with a wide variety of needs and learning styles, and I am comfortable working on essays in subjects I am not familiar with. I can help clarify prompts, draft theses, outline paper structure, draft topic sentences, revise paragraph transitions, insert in-text citations and bibliography, and much more.
English
Grammar
SAT Writing

Examples of Expertise

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Great writing teacher!

Emma was such a huge help with an English assignment I was working on. I had been struggling with writing the whole semester and recognized I needed some support with putting my analysis the text into words that flowed well and used appropriate vocab/syntax/etc. She was great with helping me find the right words to use, restructure my writing to make it more cohesive, less redundant, and more developed as a solid takeaway from the text. I will definitely be working with her for future assignments!

Mahika, 15 lessons with Emma

Intelligent, Caring and Attentive Tutor.

Emma is an extraordinary English tutor. We have been with Emma for over 4 years. She spends a lot of time and in between her other commitment to help my daughter and son during critical times in their academic schedule. She knew exactly what the assignment entailed and called for. She also helped my daughter and son analyze their essays at such a high level. We are very lucky to have found you, Emma!

Mary, 68 lessons with Emma

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

Emma helped me to revise the paper and help go through with it to show where I am doing mistakes at. The whole time she is been patient while she helping me and I have taken two appointments with her.

Obaid, 2 lessons with Emma

Intelligent, Caring and Attentive Tutor.

Emma is an extraordinary English tutor. She spent a lot of time and in between her other commitment to help my daughter during a critical time in her academic schedule. She knew exactly what the assignment entailed and called for. She also helped my daughter analyze her essay at such a high level. We are very lucky to have found you, Emma!

Mary, 68 lessons with Emma
Tutor responded:

Thank you so much for your kind review, Mary! Your daughter is such a thoughtful student and was a joy to work with! I'm so glad I could be of help.

Knowledgeable & Patient Tutor

Emma is an excellent tutor. She’s intelligent, relatable and conveys instructions well. She’s really helped with my daughter’s writing skills and has given her confidence in essay writing.

Bernadette, 6 lessons with Emma

Great teacher helps in every way possible

Emma really helped me with my sonnet for LA and am really looking forward to working with her another time. I would recommend her to anyone for sure.

Yusuf, 1 lesson with Emma

Great tutor for polishing work, ideation

I've had a couple of classes with her, and she's been instrumental in polishing my pieces to submit to high school competitions. Her grasp of structure and flow in both prose and poetry are great. She's friendly, but gives good constructive criticism. Would recommend.

Michael, 6 lessons with Emma
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