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Professional Writing Coach Specializing in College Essay and SAT Prep
Brian C.

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Writing a strong essay requires clear thinking, organization, and an authentic voice. I help students turn their ideas into writing that is clear, compelling, meaningful, and reader-focused. My former students have gone on to attend top colleges and universities, including Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Northwestern, the University of Chicago, UC Berkeley, the University of Michigan, and Dartmouth.

I have 17 years of experience as a middle- and high-school English teacher,...

Writing a strong essay requires clear thinking, organization, and an authentic voice. I help students turn their ideas into writing that is clear, compelling, meaningful, and reader-focused. My former students have gone on to attend top colleges and universities, including Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Northwestern, the University of Chicago, UC Berkeley, the University of Michigan, and Dartmouth.

I have 17 years of experience as a middle- and high-school English teacher, and eight+ years' experience as a world language teacher (French and German). I am also the author of 16 books, including 14 novels and a former Amazon category bestseller. My instruction focuses on one-on-one editorial conferences, guiding students to clarify their ideas and communicate them effectively to readers. I have taught writing at both the middle- and high-school levels and have coached countless students through college essays and academic writing projects.

I hold a dual Master’s degree from Indiana University in French Literature and Modern German Culture and have presented at regional, national, and international conferences on writing pedagogy. My work has received awards including a VOYA Top Shelf Fiction Award and a Skipping Stones Honor Award for multicultural literature. I have also won two teaching awards: the IU Dept. of French & Italian Associate Instructor Award, and the Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted Honor Roll.

Students often work with me on college essays, academic writing, literary analysis, research papers, and revision strategies. My sessions focus on strengthening ideas, organization, and voice—skills that extend far beyond a single assignment.

I tutor middle-school, high-school, and college students online or in person and am happy to begin with a brief consultation. I ask for 12 hours' notice for rescheduling or cancellations.

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Education

University of Georgia
French, German
Indiana University
Masters

Additional Languages

French
German

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $70
  • Rate details: In-person tutoring that requires more than 30 minutes' transportation one-way will incur a supplemental $40 transportation fee.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required

  • No background check

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

Creative Writing

Creative Writing

I am the multiple award-winning author of 16 books, including 14 novels, with three different publishers. I have extensive professional experience working with content and copyeditors on my books. As a veteran teacher with 25+ years of classroom experience, I have taught multiple creative writing units over the years to both middle- and high-school students.
Debate

Debate

I have taught debate and public speaking for nearly 10 years--both in classroom settings and as the former President of the Pacific Northwest Middle School Debate League and head debate coach at my former school. In college, I was an active member of the Demosthenian Literary (debate) society, and as a professional I have spoken publicly at a wide variety of local, regional, and international conferences and teacher trainings. Classical rhetoric and public speaking coaching are regular parts of my current teaching as a high-school English teacher.
English

English

I have 25+ years of classroom experience, including 17 as a language arts teacher. My writing instruction is heavily centered on one-on-one editorial coaching. I have also written 16 books with three different publishers and multiple editors. My goal is to coach students first to refine their ideas and then craft these ideas in writing, keeping the reader in mind at all times.
Essay Writing

Essay Writing

I am veteran language arts teacher with 25+ years' classroom experience, from middle school to adult. I am also a multiple award-winning author of 16 books from three different publishers, and I have extensive professional experience working with content and copyeditors to produce final drafts of books. As a language arts teacher, my instruction relies heavily on one-on-one conferencing with students, and I have also privately tutored middle- and high-school students in analytical writing.
Executive Functioning

Executive Functioning

Since 2009, I have worked closely with middle- and high-school students as their teacher and academic advisor in multiple schools. In these roles, I have provided direct, explicit instruction in executive functioning skills such as planning, organization, prioritizing, notetaking and annotation, task initiation, and time management. My students have had a wide variety of learning profiles: 2E, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, sensory processing challenges, and differing processing speeds.
Fiction Writing

Fiction Writing

I am the multiple award-winning author of 16 books with three different publishers, including the former Amazon category bestseller "Culture Smart! Rwanda." In addition to my professional writing, I have taught fiction writing at the middle- and high-school level to hundreds of students over 17 years.
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

I have taught debate and public speaking for nearly 10 years--both in classroom settings and as the former President of the Pacific Northwest Middle School Debate League and head debate coach at my former school. In college, I was an active member of the Demosthenian Literary (debate) society, and as a professional I have spoken publicly at a wide variety of local, regional, and international conferences and teacher trainings. Classical rhetoric and public speaking coaching are regular parts of my current teaching as a high-school English teacher.
Study Skills

Study Skills

With over 25 years of classroom experience from middle-school to adult learners, I have extensive experience both in explicit executive functioning and study skills instruction, and in longitudinal support for executive functioning and study skills as students work on other projects such as studying, writing, and research. As an academic advisor in my past three schools, I have helped hundreds of students navigate the many cognitive demands of being a student, ultimately getting them to a place of confidence in their abilities to manage their own learning.
French
German
Grammar
Literature
Proofreading
Reading
Spanish
Vocabulary
Writing
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