Creative Coaching

In addition to developing her own original scripts, articles, seminars and blog (a-muse-in-manhattan.blogspot.com), Tess offers creative coaching - plot analysis, character development, style consultation, etc. - to authors and screenwriters seeking to polish and perfect their works.


  • T.Q. frequently collaborates with talented writers and filmmakers who seek her assistance in developing and/or doctoring their original manuscripts and screenplays. For instance, she is partnering with writer/director Benson Lee of Mondo Paradiso Films, whose film Miss Monday won the Best Actress Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998, on a highly original epic trilogy called Parallel Universe. She has also worked with Franck Hoffman, at the time the youngest member in France’s equivalent of the Directors’ Guild, on various projects.
  • T.Q. is thrilled to be a part of the creative team developing an exciting new film project with will marry the latest technologies with age-old philosophies and teachings.  Stay tuned for more information ...

  • Tess ghost writes on myriad topics for authors in need.

  • Tess serves as manu/script doctor to novelists and screenwriters.
  • For several years, Tess provided creative direction at Club Med Sales, Inc., and currently works with Michel Verdure, cruise industry photographer, as production manager/stylist.  She reps several industrial locations in Brooklyn and Queens, ideal for film, television, documentary, fashion and other shoots.

For more information, please contact me by phone or e-mail.