Private Individual & Group Writing Instruction

Need guidance, instruction, or feedback for your writing?
I offer private individual as well as group instruction in
fiction, poetry, memoir, creative nonfiction, and essay writing.
I also offer reading, feedback, and/or editing services for writers.

Author of five books and lots of journal publications,
I hold an M.A. in literature from Binghamton University
and an M.F.A. in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, Norwich University.
Additionally, I’ve read and edited thousands of essays and pieces of creative work
over my thirty-plus years as an English & Writing professor.

My Teaching

As a writer for the past forty-plus years and an English and Writing professor
for thirty-plus years, my teaching is informed by my formal education
and by my experiential learning as an editor and writer.

This combination of learning, experience, and practicing
allows me to serve my clients deeply and authentically,
bringing my absolute best to each individual with whom I work.

Editing Services

As a former university professor and editor at Longleaf Press
for twenty-five-plus years, I offer substantive or developmental editing,
line-editing, and copyediting as well as offering reading feedback
with suggestions for moving forward on a writing project,
how to submit work for publication
or how to self-publish. 

Mission Statement

I offer empowering, respectful attention to each client with whom I work and to each piece of writing I review and/or edit. Always encouraging, I find ways of helping writers with both micro and macro issues (from grammar and paragraphing to logic and overall clarity and consistency) as well as offering inspiration and encouragement so that writers are motivated to move forward with their writing goals. Whether I’m editing or offering instruction, my mission is to provide useful and positive support to writers and literature lovers.

Writing Instruction *—poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, journaling, academic

• Private Individual Instruction—all genres
• Workshops—all genres, all levels, all ages, customized to meet group needs
• Retreats—all genres, adults, customized to meet group needs
• Grammar for Teens—grammar refresher: mechanics and fundamentals
• Grammar for Grown-Ups—grammar refresher: mechanics and fundamentals
• Thesis-Driven Academic Writing—assistance for college or college-bound students
• Publishing Fundamentals—consultations and classes for individuals or groups

*Additionally, I offer literature appreciation/interpretation workshops & classes.

Editing Services—all genres, for books as well as individual poems, short-stories, essays, etc.

• Let’s discuss your needs: contact me at robin@gmail.com or go to the Contact tab to complete my online form.
• Fees: For fee information, please contact me at robin@gmail or by completing the form on my Contact tab. I usually charge $10-$15 per page for editing and $60-$120 per hour for writing instruction (any genre), literature appreciation, or mixed yoga-writing classes, workshops, and retreats. My fee depends on the number of participants and the extent of my preparation.