Sheila Bender has a mission with Writing It Real — to offer insights that help you see where your pieces are headed, where they are most moving and where they convey originality and meaning. She is dedicated to teaching you how to gather reader response to clear a path to successful revision and how to effectively use strategies of creative writing. Join the Writing It Real community at any level of membership and jumpstart your writing today.
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Choose a Courier Membership ($35/yr) and Receive:
- Receive TWO free ebooks: The Working Writer: Resources, Inspiration & Exercises and Help Keeping a Writer’s Journal: Inspiration and Exercises for Writers
- Access to 48 in-depth weekly instructional articles, each on a topic that will enhance your writing and your writing life
- Access to our members’ online forum for the Writing It Real Community, including instruction from Sheila Bender
- Access to an additional two year’s worth of articles from our Writing It Real archives
- $30 discounts on classes and hourly editing as well as options to purchase phone consults.
Choose an Arial Membership ($100/yr) and Receive:
- All of the above plus access to an archive of five years’ worth of Writing It Real articles (that’s the equivalent of over five books on writing and the writing life.)
- Two 30-minute telephone consults (valued at $160), one each semester, about your writing and/or publishing goals –there’s nothing like looking at your writing through the eyes of an encouraging professional like Sheila Bender.
- And, of course, the continuous discounts on classes, editing, tutorials, and more
Choose an Optima Membership ($400/yr) and Receive:
- This mentoring package includes all of the above plus access to the complete Writing It Real library of articles posted since our launch in 2002 (hundreds of articles that have proven valuable resources for writers).
- Eight 30-minute telephone consults (valued at $640), two per quarter, about your writing and/or publishing goals–Need support in sustaining a longer project? This package is for you!
- And, of course, continuous discounts on classes, editing, tutorials, and more
Not ready for a full year?
Try a Two-Week Trial Membership (99¢) and Receive:
- Sheila Bender’s ebook, The Working Writer: Resources, Inspiration and & Exercises
- Immediate access to the current year’s article library
- Enrollment in the Writing It Real community for two weeks with access to a newly posted instructional article each of those weeks
- Participation in our members’ online forum including instruction from Sheila Bender, who wants you to get started focusing on your writing right now!
- This offer good ONE TIME ONLY!
