FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
I specialize in tutoring English, Writing, Reading and test preparation. I am available to work out the details by phone and provide a free consultation. Generally the cost is $25/hour. Less if it's online because it takes less time. More if the travel time is outside a 17 mile distance from Bothell, WA.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I offer instruction based on personal feedback, weekly responses, and education on three levels: help communicating what you really mean, help expressing it in a powerful way, and help with line editing for correct usage. Call for a free consultation to decide if we are good fit in terms of your goals and needs. Let's talk about what it would look like, when, where, how often, and what, exactly your perceptions are about what you need help with. I am at your service. I love this stuff.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I am a graduate of the Pan-European Masters Degree Program in Fiction at Cedar Crest College, and am just finishing my Teaching Certificate for Composition and Creative Writing through the Minnesota State University. I offer craft seminars to writers seeking to refine their prose in fiction or creative non-fiction or memoir. I have a lot of experience working with veterans and women using journaling as a path to reinventing themselves, recovering from PTSD and finding a way to intentionally create learned resilience, because sometimes, life is very difficult and writing is a resource that can help people weather such storms. My unique approach is to teach advanced reading and writing as a means of improving cognition, perception and resilience. As it happens, studies show that naturally resilient individuals use the same critical thinking skills that published authors use. I coach writers in how to advance their thinking along constructive lines. I also teach students to prepare for the ACT College application test at Huntington Learning Center here in Bothell, WA.