
A brief discourse on what this course offers. Lectures are also available as supplemental PDFs
The basics of getting started on writing your romance novel.
Considering Character and conflict and how to balance them to give your novel punch. This is a rather lengthy subject and continues in the next lecture - Part 2
Continuing discussion of Character and Conflict
Pulling it together - your evolving characters, their motivation and the balancing of conflict, action and how it spurs character development.
Understanding our characters, getting to know them, learning how to truly observe and translate that into well rounded characters
With this lecture we discuss subplots, their great importance and how those subplots affect the main plot, hero and heroine.
Romance novels generally have love scenes, or almost love scenes. How much is enough? How much is too much? Finding your comfort zone in creating love scenes for your romance novel
Ending your novel. You better know early on where your ending is at so you don't get lost along the way. We'll consider endings and foreshadowings in this lecture
Some notes on how you might want to publish, traditionally, Ebook - either? both? Suggestions on researching your market and where you want to go.
Here's the wrap up. A quick review of topics covered, a few extra tips and a push to keep on writing.
Have you wanted to write a Romance Novel, begun it and then just didn’t feel confident enough to keep on going? Did you have questions you couldn’t resolve for yourself? Or did you have an idea but didn’t know where to begin? Maybe you worked your way through the first draft, but you feel it just needs something?
It’s been said many times in many ways, “the most effective way to learn to write is to WRITE.”In this class, writing is what you’ll do.
As with most things in life, writing for any venue takes a lot of practice.
There is, however, another element, one which is elusive.As Somerset Maughm said, “there are three rules for writing the novel.Unfortunately no one knows what they are.”This kind of leaves the field wide open and since, as any writer will tell you, anything one tells you may be countermanded by another writer’s method, it’s all about finding your own voice.
So this particular course is designed for those who are already writing or wish to write a romance novel.
In this course Peggy Bechko will help you to succeed where you may have hesitated in writing that Romance novel and getting your writing out there.With a lively, personal approach to spark your ideas and writing, topics in this course will include:
·Getting Started
·Character and Conflict, which comes first?
·Pulling it all together Conflict & Action/Planning & Plotting
·Point of View – do you want to get into her head or her skin?
·Look who’s talking – inquiring minds want to know
·Subplots – got ‘em? No? Then get ‘em
·Sexuality-sensuality – there are many levels
·Ending it all
·Researching the market
·Wrapping it all up
Romancing Your Novel Workshop will guide you on how to get that romance novel written, offer resources to help you move along and enjoy doing it all at the same time. It’s a fun and eye-opening course for new and learning romance writers!