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Fearless Romance Writing: The Comprehensive Beginner Course (2022 class)
Welcome & What You Need to Know Before Getting Started (PLEASE READ)
Welcome!
Before You Start This Course (PLEASE READ/ACTION REQUIRED)
Connect with Fellow Students (Discussion Thread)
Class Emails (PLEASE READ)
KICKOFF CALL September 10 (Replay now posted!) (71:16)
Module 1: Romance, Ideas, and Confidence
What is a romance?
A Few More Things to Note about Romance
Idea Generation
Be a Reader First
When in Romance: Tropes
BONUS: On Being Bored & How Ideas Can Hide
Idea Selection: Finding THE ONE
BONUS: Finding Your Writer Engine
Confidence: The "One Day" Speech
End of Module 1 Assignment: Playing With Ideas
LIVE CALL WEEK #2 - REPLAY NOW POSTED (77:28)
Module 2: Pre-Writing Decisions
Intro: Pre-Writing Decisions
Point of View/POV
Narrative Tense: He Said, She Says
Genre
The Romance Subgenres
Length
Connected Series, Continuing Series, or Standalone
Heat Level
To Plot Ahead or Not: A Few Strategies
BONUS: The Selling Synopsis
End of Module 2 Assignment: Bringing Together Your Pre-Writing Decisions
LIVE CALL Week #3 Intro to Character (Video replay now posted) (58:54)
Module 3: Creating Amazing Characters
Introduction to Character
Ladies First: Crafting Your Heroine
Holding Out for a Hero: Crafting Your Hero
The Magic of Backstory
A Compelling Goal: Make Them Want It
Motivation: Why do they want it?
Conflict: When Goals Collide
Antagonists in Romance
Character vs. Caricature vs. Stereotype
BONUS TIP: Riffing on Favorite Characters
BONUS LECTURE: Tips for Naming Characters
End of Module 3 Worksheets & Assignment: GMC & Wounds
BUILD A CHARACTER LIVE call - Replay now posted (81:01)
Module 4: Book Building Blocks
Intro to the Building Blocks
POV: How many?
POV: Head-Hopping
Deep POV: Why It's Important
What Does "Show Don't Tell" Even Mean?
POV: Distinct Voices
POV: Author Intrusion
Setting
Time/Timespan
BONUS LECTURE & DOWNLOAD: Tracking Story Timeline & Creating Story Bibles
Dialogue: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
End of Module 4 Wrap-Up
LIVE CALL Module 5 Overview - Replay now posted (66:23)
Module 5: Three-Act Structure Overview & Beginnings
Three-Act Structure: An Overview
Beginnings
Trap #1: The Backstory Dump
Trap #1A: Prologues
Trap #2: Cliched Beginnings
Trap #3: Too Many Characters
Trap #4: Starting in the Wrong Place
Act 1: The Setup
Act 1: The Inciting Incident/Catalyst/Call to Action
Act 1: The End of the Beginning
The All Important First Meet
End of Module 5: Recap and Wrap-Up
VIDEO CALL WEEK 6 - REPLAY NOW POSTED (46:45)
Module 6: Middles & Endings
The Middle: No Sagging Allowed
Act 2: Midpoint/The False Victory
Act 2: Things Go Wrong
Act 2: The Black Moment
A Note About Cliffhangers In Romance
Act 3: Endings
End of Module 6: The Completed Draft
Recorded Video Chat/Q&A with Agent Sara Megibow + My Original Query Letter (69:36)
Additional Plotting Resources
LIVE Q+A with Roni & Editor Dawn Alexander + Class Wrap-Up - REPLAY NOW POSTED (80:34)
Module 7: Before You Publish Your Book
Before You Publish
My Personal List of Writing Worksheets
Resources
Roni's Favorite Resources for Writers
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Act 3: Endings
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