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(CLOSED - NEW DATES COMING SOON) Rock That Romance Novel: The Beginner Course OCTOBER 2019
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)
LIVE Kickoff Video with Roni - REPLAY NOW POSTED! (62:23)
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
Module 2: Pre-Writing Decisions
LIVE CALL WEEK #2 - REPLAY NOW POSTED HERE (69:09)
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
Module 3: Creating Amazing Characters
LIVE Q+A and Intro to Week 3 Call - REPLAY NOW POSTED (45:46)
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 Video Call (replay now posted) (75:31)
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
Module 5: Three-Act Structure Overview & Beginnings
LIVE CALL Q+A and Module 5 Intro (REPLAY NOW POSTED) (71:01)
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
Act 1: The End of the Beginning
The All Important First Meet
End of Module 5: Recap and Wrap-Up
LIVE Q+A & Week 6 Intro - Replay now posted (51:35)
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 Editor Dawn Alexander (Replay now posted) (70:47)
Module 7: Before You Publish Your Book
Before You Publish
Conclusion - Live Q+A with Roni (REPLAY NOW POSTED) (58:16)
Roni's Favorite Resources for Writers
My Personal List of Writing Worksheets
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Act 2: Things Go Wrong
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