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Writing Romance is a 6-week class that covers the structure, tropes, and craft elements needed to create a successful romance novel. Every genre has its own conventions, hallmarks, and expectations, including romance.

Have you ever read a wonderful romance novel and thought: hmm, I think I'd like to try writing one of those? Join us for this 6-session class designed to help you navigate through the ins and outs of writing romances. We'll spend each week examining a different element through examples from popular romances/rom coms, writing prompts, and sharing time. By the end, we’ll have begun to plot our ways to happily ever after! 💘

• Part I: Tropes, Conventions, Character Creation

• Part II: Meet Cutes

• Part III: Ramping Up the Tension

• Part IV: The Third Act Breakup? 

• Part V: Happily Ever Afters

• Part VI: Revision and Finding Beta Readers

Led by Maria Burns

6 sessions, Wednesdays 9/20 - 10/25, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm PST (note: The final session is 2 hrs)
You must be enrolled for the first session to attend the class.