Clearer Writing. Greater Confidence.

Friendly, approachable, and direct 1-on-1 mentorship for high schoolers, undergraduates, and adult learners. Turn blank pages and writing anxiety into clear, compelling, and authoritative prose.

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Writing Shouldn't Feel Overwhelming

Many students have thoughtful ideas but struggle to organize them, develop a clear thesis, or express themselves naturally. Others are not sure how to begin, revise effectively, or move beyond a first draft.

At Write With Dr. Leslie, students receive focused, one-on-one guidance at every stage of the writing process. Together, we break assignments and admissions essays into manageable steps. The goal isn't simply to improve one piece of writing, but to help students understand their own process and build skills they can use independently.

Personalized Support for High School and College Writers

  • Admissions Essays and Personal Statements
    Develop an authentic, engaging essay that reflects the student's experiences, perspective, and natural voice. Support is available for undergraduate personal statements, supplemental essays, and graduate statements of purpose.

  • High School ELA and Academic Writing
    Strengthen reading comprehension, literary analysis, thesis development, organization, evidence use, grammar, and revision. Support is available for regular, honors, AP, and IB English courses.

  • College Writing
    Receive guidance with composition essays, literary analysis, research papers, and writing assignments in the humanities and social sciences. Students learn how to develop an argument, work with sources, and revise with purpose.

  • Individual Writing Coaching
    Build confidence and strengthen writing skills beyond a single assignment. Coaching can focus on generating ideas, finding a natural voice, organizing thoughts, improving sentence clarity, and becoming a more independent writer.

Why Work With Dr. Leslie?

  • Extensive Teaching Experience
    Dr. Leslie holds a Ph.D. in English from St. John’s University and an M.S. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She has more than 20 years of experience teaching writing, literature, and journalism at the high school and college levels.

  • Clear, Encouraging Feedback
    Students receive direct, constructive feedback in a supportive environment. Instruction is tailored to each student's goals, experience, and learning style.

  • A Thoughtful Writing Process
    We begin with ideas and organization, then turn to voice, style, grammar, and final editing. This step-by-step approach makes writing more manageable and helps students learn how to revise on their own.

  • Authentic Student Work
    Coaching is collaborative, but the writing always remains the student's own. Dr. Leslie helps students develop and express their ideas; she does not write essays or complete assignments for them.

Testimonials

  • "I never learned about passive writing before. Dr. Leslie showed me what it was and how to fix it." -Lillian 10th grade

  • "I thought writing a personal narrative would be a difficult process, but I ended up really enjoying it.”--Harper, Former College First-Year Writing Student

  • “Dr. Leslie really taught me how to individualize my writing.”-- Devon, Former College First-Year Writing Student