Making Academic Writing Make Sense
Understand What Your Lecturer Wants
Struggling to write down what you’re thinking?
My approach
I don't write assignments for students.
I help students become stronger writers.
Rather than relying on templates or formulas, we'll explore why good academic writing works the way it does. Once you understand the principles, you'll be able to apply them across essays, reports, research projects and presentations.
My aim isn't simply to improve one assignment.
It's to give you skills that will stay with you throughout your studies.
Let's make academic writing make sense.
If you're ready to stop guessing what your lecturer means and start writing with confidence, I'd love to help.
You know the content.
You've done the reading.
You've put in the work.
So why do your assignments come back with comments like "develop your analysis", "improve the flow" or "clarify your argument"?
The problem usually isn't that you can't write.
It's that nobody has explained what those comments actually mean.
That's where I can help.
I work with students from senior secondary through to postgraduate study, translating confusing feedback into practical, achievable steps. Together, we'll make sense of academic writing so you can approach your assignments with greater confidence.
Academic Writing to doctoral level
How I can help
Whether you're writing your first university essay or completing a postgraduate thesis, I can help you:
understand what the assignment is really asking
structure your ideas logically
develop stronger analysis and critical thinking
integrate evidence effectively
write with greater clarity and confidence
understand and act on lecturer feedback
Every session is tailored to your goals, because every writer starts from a different place.
ACADEMIC WRITERS AND TEACHERS OF ACADEMIC WRITING
I’ve worked with tertiary and post-graduate students, secondary students, teachers, the Ministry of Education and NZQA.
I’LL HELP YOU:
Write fluently to the demands of your discipline.
Analyse what those demands are, in terms of grammar, syntax, structure and tone.
Write in a way that highlights your academic skills.
ACADEMIC WRITERS
Analyse the writing demands of your subject.
Enable students to write effectively in your subject.
Enable students to transfer writing skills across subjects.
TEACHERS
CONTACT ME
The best way to find out what I can offer you is to ask. I’d love to hear from you.
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