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Online: The Rules of Writing Romance

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When

Every day, all day Wednesday 21 May to Tuesday 27 May

There’s no denying that romance is absolutely booming right now: walk into any bookshop and you’ll be confronted by a wall of fun illustrative covers and cutesy titles. But despite this, publishers in Australia are lagging in the current romance boom, which means they’re desperately seeking on-trend romance.

In this writing course, with author Melanie Saward, we will discuss the rules of writing romance: the structure, tropes, and different subgenres. We’ll then explore how to use tropes and structure to plan an on-trend Australian romance novel. We’ll look at the traditions of romance and the ways in which writers can play with these traditions to create romance for broad and diverse audiences because love and joy is for everyone!

We’ll draw from the work of Australian romance authors like Jodi McAlister, Kylie Scott, Rachael Johns, and Claire Christian as well as international bestsellers like Abby Jimenez, Ali Hazelwood, Tahlia Hibbert and Emily Henry.

Please note, this workshop can get a little spicy so it’s adults only!

This one-week writing course, Online: The Rules of Writing Romance with Melanie Saward, takes place online.

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