"Thank you for your interest in my profile! I hold degrees from Harvard, Northwestern (Medill) and UC Berkeley—in journalism/communication, political science/government and East Asian/Chinese studies. After years of teaching college, I became a full-time tutor and consultant because I enjoy working flexibly with people one-on-one.

In addition to what appears on Wyzant, I've been honored with dozens of five-star reviews on various well-known third-party platforms such as Yelp, which you can instantly access by googling "Dan B Writing Editing San Jose CA."

My mission is to help people communicate their messages effectively, so they can better achieve their goals. That applies to application essays/personal statements, letters of various kinds, CVs/resumes, scripts, speeches, academic papers, thesis/dissertation projects and web content, among other things. If you need help with words, in one form or another, you've come to the right place.

My approach is highly personalized, geared toward the specific needs of the individual client. If I'm not confident that I can give you what you need, I won't take on the job. If I were to take it on but you didn't express complete satisfaction, I wouldn't invoice you by submitting the lesson.

Even if you don't engage my services at this time, you'll likely benefit from the appropriate video on the carousel/slider at the top of my profile, in one of the following subject areas: (2) college application essays, (3) career development, (4) effective writing and (5) thesis/dissertation projects—each of which represents a distillation of decades of hard-earned knowledge and experience.

*Complimentary (free) initial Zoom "discovery" consults up to 15 minutes in length are available, schedule permitting, to qualified individuals." less...