Write Well with Aurora Brackett -- Writing Tutor and Academic Coach

“Aurora really individualized tutoring so that it works. As a teacher she is flexible, creative and consistent. ”

As an academic coach, I help my students set short term and long term goals, then teach you skills and strategies to help you reach your goals. Every single one of us thinks differently. There is no “ordinary” brain. You might understand something better by talking about it. Or you might like taking things apart and putting them back together again. The more...

College Application Essays

“Thanks again for your support and flexibility in working with Deanna and Nathan. You were able to interpret their thoughts and help them turn those into great essays. ”

Your audience is made up of administrators and teachers who have been reading stacks of essays every day. They have been inundated with lists of accomplishments and future goals. How is your essay going to stand out? One word: Voice. These panels of readers want to know who you are as much as they want to know what you’ve done. If they could interview every...

Writing Tutoring

“After working with Aurora, my daughter cares more about writing... I often pick up something that Harriet’s written and am impressed! ”

Whether you struggle with writing or find it easy, if you want to improve you will need more practice than your schoolwork can provide. Learning to write well takes time. Often beginning writers are afraid that what they write won’t sound good. They criticize themselves before they even begin, and produce short drafts that fulfill the requirements of an assignment...

About Me

I graduated from San Francisco State University with a Master’s in English, an MFA in Fiction and a certificate in the teaching of composition.

For the past ten years, I have been teaching reading, writing and academic study skills in public and private elementary schools, tutoring centers, community colleges and universities.

I have taught writing online through Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth since 2008, and am currently teaching creative writing to adults at Berkeley’s Writing Salon. I have also taught at St. Leo’s Elementary School, San Francisco State University, Diablo Valley College, and The College of Alameda where I was awarded the Ed and May Chan Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching.

My stories and poems have appeared in literary magazines nationwide, including Eleven Eleven, The Portland Review, and Tinfish, and have been selected for awards including the 2005 Wilner Award for Short Fiction and the 2008 San Francisco Browning Society Prize.

Academic Coaching

College Application Essays

Writing Tutoring

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