Want to have fun writing your book in the easiest way possible?

Then join our welcoming community in the Bloom Writers' Studio's Salon!

This membership shows you how to live the writer's life and get that book written!

What you'll get:

• 4 Live Edits Clinics a month (Thursdays 2 PM ET) Excluding holidays.

• A Peer-to-Peer Community on FB to find first reader and accountability groups (as well as written guidelines to follow to make them successful). Every writer needs first readers and it's a superhighway to becoming a skillful editor.

• Writers' Affirmations to change your subconscious programming so you let go of self-doubt and self-sabotage and relish your writing

• Four of my most popular foundational writing courses (these sold for $766):

• Short Story Ideas in an Hour : How the Pros Come Up With Endless Ideas (was $47)
• How to Write a Short Story: From Blocked to Finished First Draft - works for novel/memoir chapters, too (was $147)
• How to Create a Compelling Character: The Last Course You'll Ever Need to Create Unforgettable Characters (was $197)
• How to Revise Your Fiction: An Essential Course Covering the Building Blocks of Writing such as Show Don't Tell, Writing Powerful Dialogue, etc (was $385)
  

  50 Rules of Editing: These are rules all agents and editors know and they will literally transform your writing (Prev. avail in Live Edits $197)

  Let Go of Writer's Block: Fix it once and for all - a proven method

  How to Dictate Your Stories: Save your neck and back, and get more steps when writing!

  First Page Secrets: Break down how authors hook readers in classic and NYT bestselling stories (identify the 7 main elements/techniques of strong prose so you can use them too)

  Prose Analysis Videos of Classic and Best-Selling Fiction and Memoirs: Analyze the prose word-by-word so you can become the writer you long to be 

  How to Plot a Short Story: Classic Short Story Plot Diagrams

  Prompts to Get You Started: Story starters for all genres of writing

•  WHAT IS A LIVE EDITS CLINIC?

  It's a new live editing class that:

  1) Offers an edit of 1-page (250 words) of your writing

  2) Is also a DIAGNOSTIC TOOL for your writing.

  HOW DOES THE 'DIAGNOSTIC' PART WORK?

  During the Live Edits Clinic, you'll be invited to add your opinion in the chat to each edit that I (or experts Kim* or Olesya*) make.

  But don't worry - making comments is optional, not mandatory!

  If I make an edit and you don't understand why, that reveals a 'rule' of editing that's new to you.

  You can then decide if you're excited to study that rule of craft.

  WHAT ELSE WILL THE LIVE EDITS CLINIC DO FOR YOU?

  Come to clinic or watch the replay and this will allow you to start following an individual, tailor-made curriculum that's perfect for you.

  You can decide precisely what skills you want to acquire, and go directly to the video in the membership (when it goes live) that teaches that skill.

  So, for example, if you want to learn more about 'Show, Don't Tell', you can go straight to that video.

  Most videos are between 5 and 15 minutes.

  No more wasting time or sitting through lessons you don't need!

  Together these courses will give you the essential, solid foundation all writers need. 

  IF I WANT TO STUDY SOMETHING, WHERE DO I GO?

  In the membership area, look on the left for the instructional videos including:

• Short Story Ideas in an Hour: How the Pros Come Up With Endless Ideas
• How to Write a Short Story: From Blocked to Finished First Draft
• How to Create a Compelling Character: Hook Your Reader Instantly
• How to Revise Your Fiction: The Fundamentals All Fiction and Memoir Writers Need 

WHEN DOES THE MEMBERSHIP START?

It starts as soon as you join.

HOW LONG DOES THE LIVE EDITS CLINIC LAST?

90 minutes.

WILL THERE BE A REPLAY OF THE CLINIC?

Yes! Check the members area after the clinic.

Come and have your writing edited (Tessa, Olesya or Kim will edit as many as possible in the 90 mins) or simply come to witness the jaw-dropping magic of live editing.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICING!

$47 MONTHLY OR

$485 FOR THE YEAR (SAVE $79)

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE YEARLY PAYMENT

Hope to see you there!

With love,

Tessa

PS Please note that, as and when the price goes up, if you stay in the $47 a month membership,you will be 'grandfathered' in and your price will NOT go up. 

GUEST EXPERTS' BIOS

Please note the dates each expert edits may change according to their schedule.

LIVE EDITS CLINICS ARE EVERY THURSDAY AT 2 PM ET. (4 THURSDAYS A MONTH).

LIVE EDITS CLINICS WILL HAVE 2 GUEST EDITORS EACH MONTH IN ADDITION TO TESSA SMITH MCGOVERN (FOUNDER OF BLOOM WRITERS' STUDIO AND INSTRUCTOR AT WI SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE)

Olesya Salnikova Gilmore (typically on the fourth Thursday).

Olesya was born in Moscow, Russia, raised in the U.S., and graduated from Pepperdine University with a B.A. in English/political science, and from Northwestern University School of Law. She practiced litigation at a large law firm for several years before pursuing her dream of becoming an author. She is happiest writing speculative historical fiction inspired by Eastern European history and folklore. She lives in a wooded lakeside suburb of Chicago with her husband and daughter. The Witch and the Tsar, her debut novel, is out now from Berkley/Harper Voyager. Her essays and reviews have appeared in LitHub, Tor.com, Historical Novels Review, Bookish, the Washington Independent Review of Books, and others.

Kimberly Caldwell Steffen (typically on the second Thursday).

Kim sees book editing as a series of conversations with authors that make their books better—and she loves to discuss books in all stages of development, from inspiration to the final polishing. Working for publishing houses and platforms such as Ballentine, Leisure Books, Orison, and CreateSpace as well as independent authors, Kim has edited nearly four hundred novels, memoirs, works of nonfiction, and children’s books. She has also written book reviews, worked as a newspaper reporter, and edited technical journals. An avid reader since childhood, she studied philosophy and business Lehigh University and lives in Guilford, Connecticut.