Hosted by:
Cara Crescent
Author of smoking hot romance with a wicked twist, Cara Crescent’s books have won the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award, Book Buyers Best, and the Linda Howard Award of Excellence to name but a few.
Craft Captivating Paranormal Romances: Immersive Worldbuilding & Complex Characters
Do your paranormal romance drafts tend to fizzle out before the climax? Do you find yourself struggling to weave the supernatural aspects with the central romance?
Understanding the nuances of the genre inside and out is key to developing a compelling paranormal love story that will hook readers.
Join Cara Crescent, award-winning author of supernatural romance, for an in-depth exploration of paranormal romance writing. Discover methods for:
- Building Immersive Paranormal Worlds: Master imaginative and rigorous worldbuilding to construct fully realized fantasy realms, complete with consistent magic systems and complex creature societies.
- Developing Dimensional Characters: Create sympathetic protagonists and formidable antagonists by tapping into the unique abilities, histories and challenges of supernatural beings.
- Crafting Seductive Romantic Tension: Use popular paranormal romance tropes to keep a destined couple apart, like fated mates, forbidden love, and enemies to lovers.
- Balancing Multiple Plot Threads: Learn outlining and revision techniques to interweave the romantic arc with the paranormal external plot for maximum tension.
- Achieving the Ever Elusive Happily Ever After: Structure emotionally satisfying HEAs that genuinely resolve both character arcs and world-level threats.
This live interactive workshop is a journey into tips and tricks for writing love scenes. In two dynamic 90-minute sessions, you'll gain the skills to create steamy scenes people won't forget.
For All Writers
Love Scenes
Workshop
Session 1:
-Wed, February 14th @ 8:00 PM EST
Session 2:
– Wed, February 21st @ 8:00 PM EST
$129
$79
- What's Included
- 2 Live 90-minute interactive workshops for one single payment (sessions also recorded)
- Explore characters, worldbuilding and plotting techniques for paranormal romance
“Excellent quality, filled with recommendations, advice and content, as promised. There was a LOT more added into it than I was expecting to receive. What an eye opener this was for me!”
–M. R. Hartman, Author
An easy step-by-step guide to paranormal romance.
Learn specialized worldbuilding methods to construct vivid, complex fantasy settings
Develop sympathetic leads and fearsome villains based on creature type
Incorporate popular paranormal romance tropes into romantic arcs
Outline plots that tightly intertwine supernatural and romantic threads
Discover endings that satisfy readers by resolving all central conflicts
For All Writers
Love Scenes Workshop
Session 1:
-Wed, February 14th @ 8:00 PM EST
Session 2:
– Wed, February 21st @ 8:00 PM EST
$199
$79
- What's Included
- 2 Live 90-minute interactive workshops for one single payment (sessions also recorded)
- Explore characters, worldbuilding and plotting techniques for paranormal romance
What our Members Say About Our Courses
I've never felt so welcome and valued in a course before. Both teachers and students were so graceful towards one another from start to finish.
I enjoyed this course very much, and it has helped give me new things to think about when crafting my own work, regardless of genre. Thanks so much for putting it together!
One of the things I most wanted to improve was the scare factor and intense scenes, really building up that fear. And I thought the class helped with that a ton!
