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Laurie S.

Private tutor in Cary, NC

Education

Bachelor of Liberal Studies with Journalism Minor (Iowa State University) Associate of Applied Sciences degree in Occupational Therapy. (Former Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant) I have had extensive continuing education via writers' conferences, publications, writers' organizations and writing industry connections.

Experience

Writing experience: Published author and magazine writer for over 25 years. (Two nonfiction books + contributor to eight others; writer for 29 magazines with up to a million in circulation, average about 300,000 readers.) Former contributing editor to a magazine (8 years), recent blog editor for a Christian ministry and a small book publisher. Have own nonfiction writing blog. Teaching Experience: Community college writing instructor (nonfiction). I have been tutoring in the Cary area for several years now; one of my students is a highly gifted young writer working toward publication. I also teach adults interested in publication how to self-edit and submit material to agents/editors. If contacted for tutoring, I will of course give full contact information. (Full name is not used here to separate this online profile from my professional author profile.)

Subject Expertise

Essay Editing, Writing

Availability

Any day, Weekends

Can Meet

Up to 10 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

My tutoring style is unusual. I specialize in teaching others, including gifted young writers, how to self-edit their work. That means all students I tutor must be dedicated to getting material written before we meet, so we have material to edit. If you have a child who is a reluctant or unmotivated writer, a different tutor would be best for that. I do better with those who already love to write and want to (or are willing to) learn how to improve their writing, either for education or publication. I try to keep a sense of humor when I work with my students. I also try to bring out each student's own writing style, while also teaching them how to write more clearly and concisely. I have loved being told by some of my students that they now find themselves editing their friends' or siblings' works. They tell me they are teaching others how to self-edit! Very exciting. I am a mom of three grown children. One is at App State University; another is married and is an early childhood education teacher/admin; the third is a pilot who also sells high-tech medical devices. My children were educated via a mix of homeschooling, public schooling, and international schooling (for several years in Norway). This all led to some creative ways I supplemented their education as they grew up.