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  1. CassandraCarr

    Character Creating the Romantic Couple with Cassandra Carr

    Have you ever read a romance novel and thought, "I really liked the book, but..." Something about the characterization of the hero or heroine left you cold? Didn't make sense? Wasn't fleshed out enough? This course will walk you through the process of creating memorable characters, including...
  2. Amdenisch

    Genre-Fantasy Grounding Fantasy in Reality with Anna Denisch

    When you talk about fantasy books, it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that you can just do anything you want. But when you create a fantasy world or fantasy layer for our world, you have to ground your story in reality. Of course, you do get to create that reality. But if you don't...
  3. Beth Daniels

    Genre Writing the Romantic Suspense Story with Beth Daniels

    Falling in love isn’t easy. It’s why we can write full length novels about characters in the process of doing so, with all the ups and down that entails. When someone is attempting to kill one of the characters or has been hired to keep one from being killed or kidnapped or needs to prove they...
  4. LC Hayden

    Genre-Mystery-Crime How to Craft a Mystery/Thriller with L.C. Hayden

    The book world offers its readers a variety of mysteries. Some are good, some not so good, and some are excellent. What makes the difference? It all begins with its foundation: learning how to craft a successful mystery. An award winning mystery/thriller author will show you how a successful...
  5. midnight_voss

    Genre The End of the World and The Beginning of Your Dystopian Novel with Midnight Voss

    After the success of The Hunger Games, publishers and moviemakers were eager to recreate the success with other YA dystopias. However, none had the same kind of cultural impact. This workshop will tackle the issue of writing in dystopian fiction while trying to make your take stand out. In this...
  6. CassandraCarr

    Genre-Romance Writing a Sports Romance with Cassandra Carr

    There are specific things a writer must do (and NOT do) when writing sports romance. Not everyone does these things, and it shows when you read their novel. If you want to avoid bad reviews or outright rejection from publishers, this workshop should put you on the right path. Lesson One: Pick...
  7. JacquelinCangro

    Genre-Romance Writing a Romance Novel with Jackie Cangro

    If you love stories that make you swoon and want to write your own romance novel, this course is for you. Whether you have the germ of an idea or are already well into a draft, you'll discover what makes a page-turning, heartfelt romance novel by drawing on popular examples of the genre...
  8. TereMichaels

    Genre What Fan Fiction Gets Right and What We Can Learn from It with Tere Michaels

    Many writers in publishing have made their way from the world of fan fiction, either as readers or writers. What does fan fiction get right – why does it hold so much attention and what can writers learn from its creation, its tropes, its emotional power and its passion? We will take a...
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    Genre-Fantasy Writing Urban Fantasy with June Diehl

    Whether you are new at writing urban fantasy or want to improve some aspect of writing in this genre, we’ll explore in detail what urban fantasy is and the elements that make it a popular genre. How does the writer blend our world with the magical? How might the writer create non-human...
  10. Beth Daniels

    Genre-Historical Writing Vintage Romance and/or Mystery with Beth Daniels

    What exactly is a VINTAGE story? It’s sorta a story that might have played out in the world that our great-grandmothers, grandmothers, mothers, or we ourselves were born in and also were adults in. It’s also called The Twentieth Century. Tales set during The Great War (aka WW I), the Roarin’...
  11. midnight_voss

    Genre Creating Your Wildest Romantasy with Midnight Voss

    Now that romantic fantasy has gotten its own portmanteau, there are more opportunities for you to get your stories in front of eyes of the hungry romantasy reading public. For both the dedicated fantasy enthusiast as well as those just dipping their toes into the genre, making sure you’ve built...
  12. Deborah Bailey

    Genre Loving the Monster: Writing the Shifter/Cyborg/Monster Romantic Hero with Deb Bailey

    The “monster” romantic hero comes in many types: shifter, cyborg, orc – from fantasy to science fiction to contemporary worlds. What is the attraction and how can you make your hero irresistible? We’ll cover: Monsters & Bad Boys - The many Inspirations for the hero as “monster” and why we...
  13. M

    Genre Going Pro: How to Ethically Repurpose Aspects of your Fanfic for Original Works with Margaret Bates

    Like it or not, over a decade ago, Fifty Shades of Grey changed the publishing game, and brought romance novels a new level of recognition and cache in the age of e-books. By now, most people know it started as Twilight fanfiction. However, did you know that the trend of authors going pro from...
  14. VampWereZombie

    Genre-Mystery-Crime Killing Your Darlings - Writing Mysteries with Rebekah Ganiere

    Are you a fan of detective shows? Love watching true crime? Read every Agatha Christie novel out there? Can’t get enough of Romantic Mysteries? Well, this is the class for you. As with any genre there are rules you need to follow to be successful as a genre writer - and Romantic Mysteries, Cozy...
  15. Amdenisch

    Genre-Mystery-Crime Use Misdirection to Craft a Great Mystery with Anna Denisch

    Magicians are excellent at misdirection, and we can learn from them for our writing, too. If you're crafting a mystery story, you need to rely on misdirection to lead your readers down false paths without lying to them or hiding the true magic of your plot. In this workshop, writers will learn...
  16. Jacqui Jacoby

    Genre-Fantasy Vampires, Ghouls, Ghosts and More: Learning the Paranormal Novel with Jacqui Jacoby

    They come in the night, the secrets and the sounds...they are the thing that goes Bump in the Night. Paranormal & Thriller author, Jacqui Jacoby offers insight on how not only to write for the genres, but how to do it differently. She’s worked with vampires, worked with witches, she has even...
  17. Beth Daniels

    Genre-Mystery-Crime Creating a “Murder Book” for your Mystery Novel with Beth Daniels

    If you love reading, watching and/or writing murder mysteries, you’ve probably heard the term “Murder Book” somewhere along the way. It’s an American term for what equates to a single case file that has many different elements in play. Considering the police solve crimes by using a Murder Book...
  18. Deborah Bailey

    Genre-Romance Second Chance Romances with Deb Bailey

    Second chance romance is a popular trope that covers a lot of situations. A chance to make up after a split. A second chance at love for "older" heroines. Another chance for love after heartbreak or trauma. Second chances come in many forms and readers love to experience them. Learn how to build...
  19. Robin Jeffrey

    Genre-Mystery-Crime Demystifying Mystery Writing: Keep Readers Guessing! with Robin Jeffrey

    Do you have to know the solution to the mystery before you start writing your amazing new murder mystery? The ‘who’ in whodunit? The how? The why? Not necessarily! In this course, we will explore how to craft a compelling, taut mystery from start to finish that will keep readers guessing without...
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    Genre-YA Writing the YA Paranormal with June Diehl

    What makes YA paranormal different than adult paranormal? What makes YA different than other fiction? What do YA readers expect from your story? We’ll explore the differences from your story idea, story opening, middle, and end. In this workshop, we’ll discover how character, plots, and setting...
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