Romance Novel III

WRITING X 414.3E

Continue making progress on your romance novel in this course focusing on mastering the "middle phase" of your manuscript.

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Starting at $720.00
As few as 11 weeks
3.0

What you can learn.

  • Get help with direction and inspiration to wade through the middle passages of your manuscript
  • Focus on scene craft, character, point of view and voice
  • Strengthen your scenes so readers remain engaged while tracking essential character transformations over your book
  • Work toward a goal of drafting 50 new pages of your book while diving deep into craft skills particularly useful for romance writers

About this course:

This course is designed for those who have written a preliminary outline and a minimum of 50 pages of a romance novel-in-progress. It is designed to help writers find direction and inspiration in the “middle phase” of drafting their novel. We focus heavily on scene craft, character, point of view and voice. Through exercises, discussion and workshopping, you will learn how to strengthen your scenes so readers remain engaged, how to create variety and interest in intimate scenes, how to track character transformation through point of view, how to use word choice and voice to support the world, action and emotion in your novel. The goal is for writers complete the workshop with an additional 50 pages, as well as a more robust arsenal of craft skills particularly useful for romance writers.

Fall 2024 Schedule

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Thursday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
Enrollment Closed
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Instructor: Elise Forier Edie
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Fee:
$720.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
Notes

No meeting November 28. 

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. Materials required.

This course is held via video teleconference. Instructors use Zoom to offer live class meetings at the designated class meeting time. Students must be present at the course meeting time as each student’s final grade may include scores for participation. Please inform your instructor if you will miss a class meeting. You are responsible for any class information you missed. We suggest you arrange with a fellow classmate to share their notes when feasible.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 17, 2024
Course Requirements
Internet access required to access course materials.
Writing Deep Scenes: Plotting Your Story Through Action, Emotion and Theme by Martha Alderson & Jordan Rosenfeld
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Schedule
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Thu Oct 3, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu Oct 10, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu Oct 17, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Thu Oct 24, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu Oct 31, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu Nov 7, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu Nov 14, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu Nov 21, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu Dec 5, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu Dec 12, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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