About the Author

Author at Gate

Bill Drew is a seasoned editor and an award-winning technical writer. He has a Master’s degree in English and more than 25 years experience in writing and editing.

Bill credits all his success in writing, editing, and teaching to his discovery of NewView and the 5 NewView Options that he developed in his M.A. thesis (Newview: A New Invention Method for the Essay, Brigham Young University, 1982).

Bill has been an editor for a large publisher, a technical writer, a director of technical support, a website manager, and a freelance programmer making document-generating systems for lawyers. He has also been a supervisor with Measured Progress, a national K-12 testing company, and he has taught writing at a major university and several junior colleges.

Nowadays, Bill teaches writing at Utah Valley University. He is also focusing on sharing his extensive knowledge and experience by writing books about writing. The e-books he has written so far are,

  • The Secret DNA of Writing Essays—And Everything Else,
    The Secret DNA of Analyzing Short Stories,
    The Secret DNA of Topic Sentences That Entice Readers,
    The Secret DNA of Writing Thesis Statements, and
    The Secret DNA of Analyzing Published Essays.

They are being sold on Amazon.com, as well as on his website. He is currently working on his next book, The Bigger Truth in “To Kill A Mockingbird.”

Upcoming books planned by Drew include—

  • NewView: THE Key Insight into Writing & Communicating
    The Secret DNA of Writing Advertising
    The Secret DNA of School Writing-with Lesson Plans
    The Secret DNA of Shakespeare’s Plays
    The Secret DNA of Communication
    The Secret DNA of Education and Teaching
    The Secret DNA of Hemingway’s Writing
    The Secret DNA of Introductions and Conclusions

Bill has several recent articles about writing that are getting a lot of attention. They are posted on ezinearticles.com, and you can access the full list of them.

Bill’s NewView methods are being successfully taught in elementary, middle school, and high school classes. They are also being used by successful marketing and business people.