...I am paid by editors because I can catch tiny problems and big ones as well. Even in grad school, I proofread publications by PhDs as well as hundreds of student essays. I understand tricky punctuation that others don't. (read more)
...I do know this stuff, but I'm not about making you feel bad for not getting it. (yet!) I love the challenge of finding a different way to explain things, and find the new understanding students' achieve at the end to be very rewarding. Math of all levels has always come naturally to me, but I tr... (read more)
...I have a bachelor's and master's degree in English, as well as a certificate in teaching college composition. I have spent time as an adjunct English professor at the community college level, where I taught courses in college writing, critical thinking, and composition and literature. I have also tutored college and high-school students in writing, both in an online and in-person format. (read more)
...I live in the Arden area, near Sac State. I have a reliable car but prefer to travel only within a radius of 20 miles. I prefer to tutor at least 1.5 sessions, twice a week, rather than 1 hour session 3x a week due to travel. (read more)
In May 2022, I received both my bachelor's and master's degrees in Narrative Studies (with a minor in Classical Perspectives) and Literary Editing and Publishing from the University of Southern California. Both of my degrees are English-based; Narrative Studies is about writing for different forms ... (read more)