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Romance for Editors: Working with Archetypes, Tropes, and Genre Conventions
Romance is full of character archetypes and story tropes that need to be wielded purposefully to build an engaging story. This 90-minute workshop will introduce you to common archetypes and tropes found in romance subgenres, from the bad-boy billionaire to the second chance at love. Learning these story fundamentals will give you new tools to use when it comes time to break out your red pen, while also helping you support authors in finding surprising, fun ways to introduce readers to their favorite tropes and archetypes.
Editing Sex & Intimacy
Yup, we’re doing it: We’re talking about how to write smokin’ hot sex scenes.
Great sex scenes reveal character, heighten tension, and move the story forward. But without the help of an editor, they can also tip into cliché or over-the-top euphemism. In this fun, engaging, and enlightening 60-minute workshop, we’ll look at how to build compelling sex scenes across different genres and relationship styles. We’ll also explore what makes a sex scene fundamental to the story, learn a few writing exercises that will help authors get unstuck when crafting them, and discover how to edit these scenes to reveal character.
Editing Romance (5-week class)
Join the 5-week class with the EFA!
This deep dive into romance will help developmental editors build genre toolkits. Though being familiar with the romance genre is a plus, it’s not required. Students should have experience with developmental editing and a strong understanding of story structure fundamentals. All the basics of romance—story beats, tropes, and even the history of the genre—will be covered.