I teach adults to write better nonfiction. And that’s the truth.

Writing. Putting good words after other good words, stringing them into sentences and paragraphs. As a friend says, wrestling words to the ground. 

I am an extrovert in an introvert’s profession. So I teach writing.

• Apply the techniques of creative nonfiction, using stories and details.
• Write essays, op-eds, opinion pieces, memoirs and more.
• Write articles, bios, weekly reports and more.
• Master grammar basics – and advanced techniques, too.

These days I concentrate on teaching adults to love writing as much as I do. Any topic, any time, for anyone who wants to write. 

I have written nonfiction since contributing to my junior-high- and high-school newspapers. When I entered the University of Pennsylvania, the men’s daily thrived and the women’s weekly trickled along. Early in my sophomore year, Penn allowed women to join the Daily Pennsylvanian (DP). I was one of the first 9 women to join and the only one to stay through graduation.

A writing career was born. A full-time, self-employed freelance writer and editor, I have written websites, e-newsletters, annual reports, training manuals, corporate histories and more. My byline has appeared 150 times in the Philadelphia Inquirer and in more than 100 other periodicals. You can see samples on this site.

How can I help you improve your writing?