Romance Novels account for a huge percentage of book sales—possibly because they are as optimistic and emotionally satisfying as romance itself. In romance writing, a sacred trust exists between writer and reader: whatever heartbreaks and challenges arise, the main characters will find their happily-ever-afters, and the dog will never die. In a world full of darkness, sometimes this is precisely the kind of story we need to read—and write.  Spend the morning with a published romance novelist, learning to marry the basics of fiction craft with the specific requirements of this compelling genre. Whether you seek to write historical or contemporary, realistic or paranormal, queer or straight, vampire or time-traveler romances, you’ll come away with tools for writing stories that readers will fall in love with.

Saturday, May 9, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ($75)