
Ruut
Certified Tutor
As a tenured creative professional, I'm passionate about language and expression. I love to help students and professionals find their unique communicative voice, and gain skills to express themselves clearly and with intention. I think that basic writing and communication skills are vital for any field, which is why I love to teach language arts and creative writing. The key is confidence - in short, I help my students gain confidence as writers.
I hold a degree in English/Creative Writing and Music Composition from Goucher College. I also studied children's literature at Johns Hopkins University. I've worked as a teacher, tutor, creative writing mentor, editor, proofreader, and an author for nearly a decade, prior to which I was a published lyricist and performing songwriter. I'm a Kratz Writing Fellow, and the recipient of the Finlandia, Mellon, and Applestein-Sweren literary awards.
I share from a deep well of techniques, offering reliable systems and unconventional approaches to discovering and honing your personal voice as a writer. I pay special attention to you, the student, and structure my teaching methods based on your learning style. Sometimes it's just a matter of finding a new perspective, and suddenly it clicks. I look forward to working together!
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Undergraduate Degree: Goucher College - Bachelor in Arts, Creative Writing
Writing, reading, illustration, songwriting, music, singing, theatre, cooking, hiking, nature, films, yoga, running, dogs, sewing, knitting, playing with my dog
- Accompaniment
- Art
- College English
- College Level American Literature
- Creative Writing
- Elementary School Writing
- English
- English Grammar and Syntax
- Essay Editing
- Fiction Writing
- High School English
- High School Level American Literature
- High School Writing
- Improvisation
- Literature
- Middle School English
- Middle School Writing
- Music
- Music Theory
- Other
- Performing Arts
- Piano
- Presentation Skills
- Singing
- Study Skills
- Study Skills and Organization
- Voice
- Writing