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Biographical Notes plus minors in education, French, and science. Blooming with knowledge, I began teaching high school English, speech, and French, and directing the plays, thus discovering a killer lifestyle. In time, I packed my books and took them home, where I raised Mindy, Leigh Ann, and Brad while their noble father supported us.
I enjoyed tutoring neighborhood strugglers, and eventually I earned a masters in children's literature from Hollins University. Along the way I became intrigued with the SAT exam, which led to a 9-week course that I taught privately, and which later became S.A.T. Success at the urging of Peterson's Publishing, near our house in Princeton, NJ. Published in 1982, S.A.T. Success was the first title in Peterson's now-popular test-prep line, and the first of my four textbooks that focus on strengthening English skills/vocabulary and on logical approaches to test-taking. Currently I have three high school textbooks with Peterson's; |
 |  Success With Words | |
 |  Panic Plan for the S.A.T. | |
 |  IN-A-Flash; Vocabulary for Standardized Tests | |
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Over time I have written a humor column and reviewed books and plays for NJ newspapers, written 70+ magazine and major news articles, been president of The National League of American Pen Women (Princeton chapter) and also president of The Children's Book Guild of Washington, D.C., organized writing symposia for The Smithsonian Institute, appeared on dozens of radio and TV shows, and published 15 children's books.
Currently in Print:
Welcome to the Bed and Biscuit
Out-of-Print Titles:
I have spoken in schools and taught writing seminars for adults and children for 30 years. |
Updated: April 3, 2007
Currently I write commentaries for Public Radio in eastern Carolina and teach graduate-level writing for Duke University at their marine lab in Beaufort. Both jobs keep me singing in the shower.