About The Course
This course will teach you everything that is involved in the craft of writing fiction.
While this course is focused on the romance genre, all aspects of writing fiction in general is also thoroughly covered.
All of the course topics are taught in a way that makes the digestion of the lessons as easy as possible.
This course is also presented to you in an entertaining and visually stimulating way.
The course is information packed and 11.5 hours long.
Some of the elements that this course teaches:
- Setting
- Why and How to have flawed characters
- The Character Story
- Dialogue
- Cliffhangers
- Non-main characters
- An exploration of the emotional story
- Backstory
- All things Conflict related (internal conflict, external conflict, why have conflict in a story, etc.)
- An explanation as to why you should write romance novels
- World Rules
- Many sections that explore all things related to the hero and heroine
- How findings in evolutionary psychology and neurology can aid in writing romance novels
- Withholding the “I Love You”
- The first meeting
- The love triangle
- The kiss
- 4 different novel plotting methods
About Me
Hi! My name is Peter Simon.
I am an author with a master’s degree in English & Creative Writing and a master’s degree in Liberal Arts.
My love of literature has resulted in a lifetime of study into the field. My goal is to transfer this knowledge to you through a fun and enlightening course.
I believe that there is a story inside each of us that is yearning to be told. I have spent decades learning the craft of writing fiction so that I could teach you the best ways to bring your story out into the world.
Sandhiya
"It's amazing"
Animesh Kumar
"This is awesome!!"
Buona Lacaba
"I was surprised by the length of this course, but I'll have to say, I'm learning so much! I'm taking it while writing a romance short story, and the lessons are clearing up some of the issues that I've been having in writing it. I especially appreciated the reminder that romance stories are character-driven rather than plot-driven."
Curriculum
Introduction
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Why Write Romance Novels
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Setting
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Romance World Rules
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Conflict
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- Conflict: In General (7:57)
- Romance Novel Conflict: Part 1 (9:37)
- Romance Novel Conflict: Part 2 (3:11)
- External Conflict - romance: Part 1 (4:14)
- External Conflict - romance: Part 2 (1:34)
- External Conflict - romance: Part 3 (6:02)
- Internal Conflict - romance: Part 1 (2:36)
- Internal Conflict - romance: Part 2 (3:10)
- Internal Conflict - romance: Part 3 (8:12)
- Internal Conflict - romance: Part 4 (2:20)
- Internal Conflict - romance: Part 5 (1:52)
- Suspense Tension (7:30)
- Seven Ways to Raise the Stakes in Your Novel (5:37)
- Conflict Resolution (3:41)
Emphasis on the Emotional Story
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Complementary Strengths
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Hypergamy
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The Hero
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- Hero Characteristics: Part 1 (3:34)
- Hero Characteristics: Part 2 (4:35)
- Hero Characteristics: Part 3 (6:40)
- Hero Characteristics: Part 4 (5:32)
- Hero Characteristics: Part 5 (12:24)
- Hero Characteristics: Part 6 (5:16)
- Hero Characteristics: Part 7 (5:20)
- Hero Characteristics: Part 8 (2:00)
- Hero - interaction with the Heroine: Part 1 (2:22)
- Hero - interaction with the Heroine: Part 2 (4:46)
- Hero - interaction with the Heroine: Part 3 (3:58)
- Hero - interaction with the Heroine: Part 4 (2:25)
- Hero - interaction with the Heroine: Part 5 (3:07)
- Hero Stats (4:30)
The Heroine
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- Heroine Characteristics: Part 1 (3:54)
- Heroine Characteristics: Part 2 (1:05)
- Heroine Characteristics: Part 3 (3:33)
- Heroine Characteristics: Part 4 (3:18)
- Heroine Characteristics: Part 5 (1:33)
- Heroine Characteristics: Part 6 (2:38)
- Heroine Characteristics: Part 7 (3:42)
- Heroine Characteristics: Part 8 (4:36)
Secondary Characters
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Flawed Characters
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Character Story
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- Character Story Comes First (9:18)
- Character Story - strictly romance novel related (14:04)
- Character Growth and Development (5:32)
- Characters' Relationship with Plot and Setting (4:48)
- Types of Characters (4:26)
- Character Behavior (3:25)
- Elements/Qualities that Help the Reader Sympathize with the Character: Part 1 (2:41)
- Elements/Qualities that Help the Reader Sympathize with the Character: Part 2 (5:29)
- Additional Qualities that Make the Character Vivid to the Reader (4:05)
- Characters We Hate (6:38)
- Redeeming Virtues: the understandable villain (1:12)
- Questions that Help with Character Design (5:15)
Withholding the "I Love You"
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Brain Stuff
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Dialogue
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- Dialogue Craft: Part 1 (17:21)
- Dialogue Craft: Part 2 (17:27)
- Difference between how Males and Females Communicate: Part 1 (6:35)
- Difference between how Males and Females Communicate: Part 2 (9:19)
- Difference between how Males and Females Communicate: Part 3 (9:26)
- Difference between how Males and Females Communicate: Part 4 (3:25)
- Body Language (9:06)
- Good for Romance Novels (7:03)
- Hero's Interaction with the Heroine - dialogue related: Part 1 (6:25)
- Hero's Interaction with the Heroine - dialogue related: Part 2 (6:36)
- Hero's Interaction with the Heroine - dialogue related: Part 3 (7:24)
- Hero's Interaction with the Heroine - dialogue related: Part 4 (5:32)
- Humor Smile Light-Hearted (5:03)
- Point of View (POV) (8:16)
- Tags and Mechanics (7:38)
Cliffhanger
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First Meeting and Tension
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Wait to give Backstory
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Love Triangle
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The Kiss
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Two Steps Forward One Step Back - plotting method
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Bell - plotting method
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- 23-1_order_-_done (2:11)
- Disturbance Beat (7:13)
- Care Package (0:30)
- Argument Against Transformation (0:47)
- Trouble Brewing (0:30)
- Doorway of No Return_one (2:53)
- Kick in the Shins (0:41)
- Mirror Moment (6:39)
- Pet the Dog (1:05)
- Doorway of No Return_two (0:44)
- Mounting Forces (1:00)
- Lights Out (0:52)
- The 'Q' Factor (1:33)
- Final Battle (1:09)
- Transformation and Resolution Beat (4:04)
- Why to Use this Structure (9:38)
15 Beat - plotting method
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- Cat (1:02)
- The Opening Image (1:21)
- Theme Stated (7:28)
- Setup (0:56)
- The Catalyst (1:19)
- Debate (1:05)
- Break Into_2 (2:11)
- 'B' Story (1:09)
- Fun & Games (1:56)
- Midpoint (2:11)
- Bad Guys Close In (1:11)
- All Is Lost (1:25)
- Dark Night of the Soul (1:31)
- Break Into_3 (1:18)
- The Finale (1:37)
- The Final Image (0:40)
'Write from the Middle' - plotting method
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Conclusion
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