Character Wounding: Crafting Emotional Depth in Fiction

This easy-to-follow writing craft book by author, editor and writing coach Romy Sommer explores how to dig deep into a character’s past to create a compelling story and characters that feel like living, breathing people. The book includes practical techniques for creating an effective character arc, as well as exercises to help you apply these techniques to your own books. *Previously titled: Crafting Characters With Depth: Creating Emotional Wounds in Fiction*

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• By Romy Sommer

Coaching Consultation: Eva Fox Mate

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• By Eva Fox Mate

Gem Membership

Join our Gem community for exclusive benefits

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Masterclass: First Chapters

Learn the dos and don'ts to make your opening chapter sing.

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• By Julie Cameron

Masterclass: So you want to write a Series?

Series writing is all the rage and for very compelling reasons! Authors maximize readership potential when they create books that share characters, themes, sub-plots, or settings. Learn the dos and don’ts of series writing in our new masterclass.

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• By Eva Fox Mate

Masterclass: The Saggy Middle Cure

Our two-part Saggy Middle Cure masterclass highlights ways writers can overcome the usual pitfalls of the dreaded half-way point in a novel.

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• By Romy Sommer

Monthly Coaching: Eva Fox Mate

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• By Eva Fox Mate

Monthly Coaching: Romy Sommer

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• By Romy Sommer

Rough to Revised: Self-editing for Impact (October 2025 - June 2026)

Rough to Revised: Self-editing for Impact is an 8-month immersive program that assists writers in self-editing their manuscripts. This program combines lessons and assignments that walk you through the complete self-editing process, with weekly group coaching and a supportive community to keep you motivated and accountable.

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• By Gemini Writer's Studio

Story Consultation: Romy Sommer

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• By Romy Sommer

The Beginner's Guide to Writing Romance

Do you want to write a Romance novel, but you’re not sure where to start? Or maybe you have a pretty good understanding of the genre as a reader, but realize that there’s a whole lot more to delivering Happy Ever Afters on the page? If so, this book is for you. This introductory guide to writing Romance explores the success of the genre, what readers expect from Romance novels, as well as how to woo those readers with your words.

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• By Romy Sommer