Enroll on one of our foundation courses and learn the skills of writing romance. The Guide to Writing Romance should take you no longer than 12 weeks—although you can work entirely at your own pace. Each Module ends with an assignment to which we will give you swift and detailed feedback. By the time you’re done with the course, you’ll be equipped to write your first novel, either under your own steam, or with the support of our Write a Romance - our Step-by-Step Programme.
The Guide to Writing Romance
This course introduces you to everything you need to know about writing romantic fiction. We’ll discuss what romance is, who your readers are and the expectations they have of you. We’ll also equip you with all the basic writing skills you need to write a novel:
Over the course of the program, you will learn to
• Prepare yourself for the writing life.
• Overcome self-consciousness and get started.
• Develop your own unique voice
• Create believable characters.
• Show off your characters without reams of explanation.
• Reveal your characters’ pasts, without boring your readers to tears.
• Write authentic dialogue.
• Build a story, with both conflict and romance.
• Maintain suspense.
• Write a good climax and resolution, while keeping the tension taut.
• Structure your story and keep up the pace.
• Write love scenes.
• Choose the best possible viewpoint.
• Create a credible world for your characters to live in
Each module will end with an exercise. We will respond to each with helpful and constructive advice. Every module is designed to be completed as part of your busy week. But you are free to work through the course as fast or slowly as you like.
If you have completed Module 1 and would like to sign up for the rest of the course If you have not yet completed Module 1, click here for access to your free first module.
Cost ZAR 3600
Prices are in South African Rands. Use this currency convertor to convert to other currencies.
The Guide to Writing Lesbian Romance
This course introduces you to everything you need to know about writing lesbian romantic fiction. It will give you the same writing skills as the straight Guide to Writing Romance. But it has been geared specifically to lesbian love stories.
These differ from straight romances, in that your readers have different expectations of your characters. We’ll discuss what romance is, who your readers are and what expectations they have of you.
We’ll also equip you with all the basic writing skills you’ll need to write a novel:
Over the course of this course, you will learn to
• Prepare yourself for the writing life.
• Overcome self-consciousness and get started.
• Develop your own unique voice.
• Create believable characters.
• Show off your characters – what they’re like and who they are - without reams of explanation.
• Reveal your characters’ pasts, without boring your readers to tears.
• Write authentic dialogue.
• Build a story, with both conflict and romance.
• Maintain suspense.
• Write a good climax and resolution, while keeping the tension taut.
• Structure your story and keep up the pace.
• Write credible love scenes that don’t make your readers cringe.
• Choose the best possible viewpoint.
• Create a believable world for your characters to live in.
Each module will end with an exercise. We will respond to each with helpful and constructive advice. Every module is designed to be completed as part of your busy week. But you are free to work through the course as fast or slowly as you like.
If you have not yet completed Module 1, click here for access to your free first module.
Cost ZAR 3600
Prices are in South African Rands. Use this currency convertor to convert to other currencies.