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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Creating Emotional Wounds in Fiction

Crafting Character Depth: a short masterclass in Creating Emotional Wounds in Fiction

Course•By Eva Fox Mate

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Masterclass: First Chapters

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

Course•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.

Course•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.

Course•By Romy Sommer

Monthly coaching with Eva Fox Mate

Coaching•By Eva Fox Mate

Monthly coaching with Julie Cameron

Coaching•By Julie Cameron

Monthly Coaching with Romy Sommer

Coaching•By Romy Sommer

Productivity Pop-up Workshop

GWS is delighted to host guest speaker Barbara Lucas, who will be leading this workshop on January 10th at 12pm Mountain Time on how to boost your productivity. This workshop is ideal for anyone looking to establish a productive writing routine, give their writing a boost in the new year, or needing to get back into a writing routine after the holidays. Barbara has previously done productivity presentations for RWA (Romance Writers of America), the Hearts Through History Chapter, and Inkers Con. She has been a Guide for RWA's Pen to Paper program, and is the President-Elect of RWA's Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal Chapter. The workshop recording will only be available to registered attendees.

Course•By Barbara Lucas

Story Consultation: Eva Fox Mate

Coaching•By Eva Fox Mate

Story Consultation: Julie Cameron

Coaching•By Julie Cameron

Story Consultation: Romy Sommer

Coaching•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.

Digital file•1 file•By Romy Sommer