About the Author
Janine Robinson is a professional writer, former journalist, editor and teacher from Laguna Beach, California, who coaches college-bound students on their college application essays. Over the past couple decades, she has worked as a staff reporter for top newspapers, including The Miami Herald and The Orange County Register. She also was the editor of several monthly lifestyle magazines in Orange County, California, and worked as an editor for Internet-based education and news sites, including Entrepreneur Media. Janine shares advice and tips on how to write personal narratives on her popular blog, www.EssayHell.com, where she helps students learn to craft stand-out application essays for college or scholarship applications. More than 4 million visitors have found help at the Essay Hell web site through her extensive index of informative posts, online tutorial courses, webinars, other writing guides and private tutoring. When she's not working on the computer in her home office, she loves to hike, surf, go birding, do yoga, tend her veggie garden, hit the flea markets, and play her ukulele. Janine has written four other popular essay writing guides, all available on Amazon: Heavenly Essays (a collection of sample narrative-style essays by real students) Writing Survival Kit (another essay guide packed with writing tools and advice) Essay Hell's 2017-18 Prompts Primer (updated yearly with insider strategies and tips). 50 Most Commonly Asked Questions About College Application Essays (her most recent guide with live links to her web site.) Janine also provides private tutoring and editing services to students all over the world. Learn more at EssayHell.com.
