About MeAs you will gather from reading this site, I am an academic with somewhat odd interests, although if you share the interest in vampires, I guess it's not so odd. I teach at an Oregon Community College, where my two "Vampires in Literature" classes allow students to explore the vampiric creations of many different authors. As I taught, I noted a few things happening in the classroom: Often my students simply couldn't handle the sometimes archaic language of the older vampiric works, and they -- often coming in fairly untrained in writing college level essays (and these are credit bearing classes so essay writing does happen)-- needed a bit more guidance in the expectation department as to what exactly was expected in different modal essays, and exactly how to produce the required essays. Since I have to/get to read the essays they hand in, the writing section of the site is expanding at a fairly good clip.
As you read the modern story section of my website, you will note that I occasionally have terrific student writers. This was particularly true with my Fall 2010 class; four Christmas vampire stories and a selection of vampire Christmas Hiaku emerged from them. I am honored to be able to teach students who are as interested in the vampires as I am. That said, I have begun receiving email from students interested in having my assistance with their vampire themed projects, thesis, and essays. While I find it thrilling to be asked for aid, my own time is already overbooked. That said, a decently written specific request which lays out exactly what you need will be read more favorably than, "I'm thinking of writing a project about vampires."
If you or your organization are interested in "Vampires in Victorian Literature," I have a three hour presentation on the topic. Contact me for rates. I also am available for ten hour grammar workshops. Or perhaps you, or your organization, would be interested in purchasing a Course Outline and Syllabus on Dracula: A Vampiric Archetype. Contact me.
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