This course teaches romance fiction from a structural standpoint. You’ll learn about goal, motivation, and conflict, which are the cornerstones of fiction writing. But then we dive deeper to cover character arcs, flaws and stakes, which are vital in character-driven stories like romance. You’ll understand how each element hinges on the others to build the infrastructure of your story, and you’ll gain the confidence to utilize these elements to improve your own books.

The learning modules include plenty of examples from popular films, full analyses of three movies, an interview with a USA Today bestselling romance author about her use of the six elements, and a recorded plotting call with a romance author - all to help you understand how to employ these components in your story. Nearly all modules are offered in video, audio and text, so you can choose the learning method that's right for you.