Writing Your First Book: Online, On-demand Course
How to Write a Love Story
Chapter 1: The Toughest Chapter You’ll Ever Write
Description of this Romance Writing Course:
Your paycheck depends on Chapter 1. Whether you plan to sell to a publisher, or whether you plan to sell directly to readers as an Indie Author, your first chapter can kill your sale. In fact, your first sentence can kill your sale!
So how do you start writing a sexy Romance novel and keep the tension sizzling? In this humorous (cat-filled) course, you’ll learn the secrets of bestselling authors.
For instance, do you know…
- The top 3 reasons why Romance authors write scenes? (And which ones won’t get you published?)
- The best Romance character to choose for telling your story?
- Which literary hook grabs readers faster: character need, or heart-pounding action?
- The 10 first-scene steps for writing sexy Romance novels?
- The 3 plotting “must haves” for Chapter 1?
Chapter 1 Bonus Workshop:
How to Start Writing a Romance Novel
In this video workshop, you’ll go behind-the-scenes with an award-winning author, who confides why she had to delete Scene 1…and how that painful choice turned her Romance novel into a national bestseller.
Recommended Prerequisites:
Length of this Romance Writing Course:
- This course will teach you the Chapter 1 writing strategies for a commercial Romance novel (examples: Harlequin-style, Avon-style.) The lessons are online, with pre-recorded videos and self-paced exercises.
- Allow at least 4 hours to complete this Romance writing course. Once you purchase the class, you will have access to its materials for 6 months. (Graduates of this course are eligible for discounts on private coaching.)
Writing Your First Book: Also Featured in this Course
- How to Start Writing a Romance Novel, Step by Step
- How to Make Your Reader Fall in Love in Chapter 1
- Workshop: 11 Sneaky Ways to Hook Your Reader in the 1st Sentence
- Workshop: How to Balance “Too Much Information”: Romance Characters vs Romance Plot
- The 2 Guaranteed Ways to Make Your Reader Snooze (and How to Fix Them)
- Tips from the Trenches: How to Self-Edit a Romance Novel
- 6 Great Ways to Introduce Your Romance Hero & Heroine
- 3 Lessons
- 3 Practice Exercises
- 3 Course Extras
- 20-Question Quiz after each Lesson
- Certificate of Completion
You Should Take This Romance Writing Course If:
- You want to learn how to write a love story, OR
- You want to write a first chapter that sells your book; OR
- You’ve been told your opening pages are slow or confusing; OR
- You’ve revised Chapter 1 so many times that your story is stale; OR
- Your opening scene lacks emotional tension or Romantic conflict; OR
- Your plot has been criticized for its “holes;” OR
- You rely on coincidences to move your story forward; OR
- You’re not sure how to pick the viewpoint character for Scene 1; OR
- You need new strategies for hooking your reader on Page 1; OR
- You’re uncertain how to balance character exposition (backstory) with dramatic action (plot;) OR
- You want to know how to write your first sexy Romance novel; OR
- You want to know how to start writing a Romance novel, step by step.
Say Howdy to Your Instructor!
Texas resident, Adrienne deWolfe, has written six #1 bestselling Romance novels for Bantam, Avon, and ePublishing Works. Her books have earned a variety of distinctions, including the Best Historical Romance of the Year Award. She has taught commercial fiction to sell-out audiences at a local college, and she has led numerous writing workshops at national conventions.
How to Start Writing a Romance Novel:
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