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Writing romance not only requires you to play matchmaker between your characters, but also between the characters and your readers.
Simmering romantic tension, heart-melting moments, explosive outbursts — romance readers live these experiences right alongside your characters, and they want to emotionally invest in the relationships you’re building. What can you do to make sure your cast of characters win readers over and make them fall in love with your book?
Saman Shad is a writer, journalist, and screenwriter, and her novels offer a masterclass in crafting the kinds of characters readers find irresistible. In this session, Saman will share her secrets and teach you:
If you’ve got a manuscript in the works with characters that need a little extra spark, or you’ve been dreaming of a character and you’re ready to put them down on the page, don’t miss this session to get the tools and the inspiration you need to set your characters up for love.
There will be time for questions.
No problem! Everyone booked in to this event will be emailed a link and passcode to access the recording afterwards. This recording will be available to view for 10 days after the live session. This also means that if you wish to revisit the session after attending it live to take further notes, you can do so!
After 10 days, the link will expire and the recording will no longer be available to view.
