Romancing the Web: Writing and Selling Romances to Online Markets

It has been estimated that over 55 million people read romances worldwide, and with the emergence of electronic books this number just keeps growing.  To fill the need for great new material, e-publishers have thrown open their doors to romance writers of all countries and require manuscripts of all lengths, types and levels of heat.  If you’ve ever thought about writing a romance now is the time to take advantage of the many exciting opportunities for electronic publication. 

Writing a romance is much more than just plotting a love story.  This course will help writers explore the romance genre, and recognised romance subgenres, as well as understand the specific requirements of romantic characters, plots and love scenes.  We’ll also cover how to write the best opening possible for your romantic fiction, and how to find the perfect online home for your work.  Each week will include an email lecture, Web reading recommendations and activities to be submitted for tutor review.   At the end of this course participants who take advantage of all assignments will have written character sketches, a plot plan, a love scene and the first chapter of their romance as well as a query letter and synopsis for submitting their work.

For details of the week by week course content click here. 

Course Length: 6 weeks  

Start Date: On Demand 

Tutor: Beth Morrissey ( www.bethmorrissey.com) 

Fee: €175

To book: Complete the form below. An e-mail will be sent to Beth letting her know you've joined the course, and you'll be brought to the PayPal payment page. As soon as Beth receives your e-mail and the PayPal notification, she'll send you your first module.