He taught briefly full time, then went to Reader's Digest as a copywriter, doing themailing piece for RD's best-selling trade book, DO IT YOURSELF. He joined the editorial staff and published GREAT PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE, the all-time runner-up.

To live in Manhattan, Pease joined CBS Television and wrote audience-research reports on hit series. When his department left New York, he formed the instructional- design firm of Linden Communications. LC developed K-12 textbooks and business- training courseware for nearly a decade.

Along the way, Nick continued teaching part-time, with adjunct appointments at Brooklyn College, NYU, and elsewhere. He currently teaches in graduate programs at the St. Paul-based University of St. Thomas and the University of Minnesota.

In 1987 he began seven years as head writer at the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the nation's largest transportation system. He returned to Minneapolis in the mid-90s, handling communications for two major provider health systems. In 2002 he founded ProsePerfect, culminating three decades of writing and editing experience.