Writing Love: Techniques for Writing On-Screen Romance
Love and romance can be found in any genre, but do you know how to make it resonate with the audience, or how it should be written in different genres? Learn how to incorporate love into any genre, engage with the audience, combine romance and comedy, and more! This carefully curated bundle provides everything you need to create one of a kind on-screen romance.
How To Create A Brilliant Love Story (OnDemand Webinar):
If you're writing a love story, you need to understand the hidden structures of how the genre works. Seeing how the great love story creators have pleased audiences gives you a huge advantage. There are many patterns, secrets and rules that Peter Russell has discovered in his years of script doctoring, consulting and now selling his own work. Learn them here. ($39.99 value)
Writing Love Stories that Audiences Will Fall For (OnDemand Webinar):
Love stories can often be clichéd, cheesy or unbelievable, disconnecting audience engagement and detracting from the story. Still, a strong love story can resonate around the world for generations. In this OnDemand webinar, learn how to write love stories that connect with today's audience and how the classics have led to the present-day stories. ($39.99 value)
How to Make Sparks Fly: Learn Romantic Comedy From The Masters (OnDemand Webinar):
During this OnDemand webinar, award-winning screenwriter Glenn M. Benest deconstructs scenes from “Notting Hill,” “Trainwreck,” and “Silver Linings Playbook” to reveal what they all have in common, what comedic “tricks of the trade” these screenwriters are using, and how you can easily adopt these techniques in your own screenplays. ($39.99 value)
"I'll Have What She's Having": The Art of Romantic Comedy (OnDemand Webinar):
Romantic comedies are one of the hardest genres to pull off. In this OnDemand webinar, you'll learn how to create and develop a successful romantic comedy premise, while avoiding classic pitfalls. Along with structure and characters of this genre, you'll come away with the tools that will allow you to put the "comedy" in your Romantic Comedy. ($39.99 value)
Writing for the YA?Teen Market (OnDemand Webinar): You’ll go through how to choose your protagonist and know your exact demographic; how to create dialogue that feels genuine; how relatable themes, stakes, and dilemmas drive story; the difference between inspirational and aspirational in teen films; and what types of teen stories are driving the marketplace today. Plus, do you HAVE to write the book first? We’ll examine teen hits, the YA Book-to-Film market, as well as two teen films I helped develop to make sure your stories are snapchat-worthy and TikTok famous. ($39.99 value)
Connecting with Characters (Video): You can’t have a great plot without having amazing characters. Strong character development will evoke emotions in your audience whether you’re writing a comedy, drama, or any other genre. To create great characters, you need your audience to connect in some way. Even if you love your characters, there is no guarantee your reader will connect with them. ($29.99 value)
The Sweet 16! The Only Tool You'll Ever Use Again To Create Characters (OnDemand Webinar):
In this OnDemand webinar, Jennifer Dornbush shares 16 short and sweet tools to create enduring, popular, living, and breathing characters. The Sweet 16 is a method that guarantees that you will have a credible, memorable, and actionable character, that helps you build a story structure which stays focused on the hero’s journey! ($39.99 value)
Writing to Theme: Finding the Universal Heart and Soul of Your Story (OnDemand Webinar):
Join award-winning UCLA Instructor Karl Iglesias as he guides you through theme and how it unifies character and plot. You’ll learn why a clearly defined theme is the foundation of a great story, how theme is different from premise, motif, or subject matter, and effective approaches to tap into the thematic argument of your story. ($39.99 value)
Creating Strong Female Characters (OnDemand Webinar): In this OnDemand webinar, Christine Conradt examines how culture, feminism, traditional gender roles, and the notion of romance complicate the task of writing strong female characters. She also explains beat by beat how to create complex characters and discusses whether the adage ‘Men are from Mars and women are from Venus’ is a hinder or a help in the creation of female protagonists.($39.99 value)
Only available until February 28, 2025!
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