Big Course Announcement!!
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Hi Writer friends!
Welcome to the new year! (Are we still saying that? This has been the longest January everrrrr….) While I almost never have the need to write out the date, I can confirm it’s 2024 because I have a new class that’s open for enrollment now!
As you probably know, I’m a romance reader and editor from way, way back. My clients include everything these days—nonfiction authors, podcasters, literary fiction/book club fiction, women’s fiction, and even historical fiction authors. (But I am NOT a Regency specialist… I know what I don’t know and I do not know the conventions—just the story beats and structure!)
So while I love all the genres I work in, there is something magical about getting a group of romance authors in a room to work on CRAFT. On the whole, romance authors tend to create the most generous, caring, supportive communities. So I’m truly geeking out over the chance to teach a ten-week class designed to blast authors through the first draft of a romance novel!
Check out the details!
PENNING PASSION: FINISH THE FIRST DRAFT OF YOUR ROMANCE NOVEL IN TEN WEEKS
February 14, 2024 | 10 Weeks | $645.00
Text and Live Video
Write the first draft of a romance novel that can compete with the most memorable and engaging stories in the market with career romance editor, writing instructor, and author Jeanne De Vita. Access her instruction, guidance, and expertise via weekly feedback provided on your writing from anywhere in the world.
Jeanne De Vita has edited #1 New York Times bestselling romance authors and seven-figure indie authors for both publishers and privately as a freelance editor. Whether your goals include self-publishing or querying, this ten-week course is designed to help you make measurable progress on a first draft while reading both published examples and peer work. We cover in depth the essential building blocks of a romance novel (characters and their goals, conflicts, and stakes), how to structure a romance novel and where to place each of the necessary character and story beats, and how to develop your author’s voice to craft a compelling romance novel.
This course is text-based and asynchronous. Students may attend two (optional) live Zooms. All other instruction will be provided via recorded video lectures, reading assignments, writing up to 3,000 words per week, and personal feedback delivered on writers’ work.
LEARNING AND WRITING GOALS
LEARNING GOALS
In this course, you will learn:
The essential building blocks of the romance novel.
How to structure the plot of a romance novel.
Character beats typically used in romance writing.
The tropes and archetypes most marketable in today’s romance market.
The various paths to publishing for new romance writers.
WRITING GOALS
In this course, you will:
Respond to a weekly writing prompt based on the romance topic of the week. These prompts will help you make measurable progress on completing your first draft.
Write and submit up to 3,000 words of you romance novel each week. You will receive detailed feedback from me and your peers.
Complete up to 50,000 words of your romance novel by the end of class and have a plan to finish a first draft.
The Zooms are optional and will be recorded (there are only two) and since the course is designed to really focus on getting through a draft, we will balance craft instruction, reading, peer critique, and word count over ten weeks! You’ll get a ton of individual feedback and guidance from me for a fraction of the price of working with me one-one.
We’ll read excerpts from some of the most beautiful and inspiring romance novels in your desired sub-genre, and we’ll write A LOT.
Need instruction, accountability, community, and critique all in one place? I hope to *see* you in February in my Penning Passion course!!