As a teenager, Dusk became a full-time professional proofreader for The State newspaper of Columbia, SC, and since then has been an award-winning creative writing coach, copywriter, copyeditor, nonfiction author, ghostwriter, songwriter, children’s book author, scriptwriter, poet, literary lecturer, workshop/seminar leader, guitar designer, recording artist, director/instructor for the children’s program Junior Appalachian Musicians, private music tutor for voice and various instruments, touring concert artist/storyteller, and feature writer for the fastest growing daily newspaper in America.

Dusk has studied writing, music, film, and performance art at Furman University, University of Southern Colorado, Western Illinois University, and University of Iowa as a member of both Phi Kappa Phi national honor society and Phi Mu Alpha national music fraternity.