are you writing a love story?
Free live EVENT
love mini masterclass
with DEVELOPMENTAL EDITORs anne hawley & RACHELLE RAMIREZ
tuesday, february 10 • 12 pm PT / 3 pm ET
In this free love story MINI MASTERCLASS, you will:
Gain a set of tools to bring your story idea up to the level of a Professional Draft of a Love Story Type.
Create a protagonist with a clear desire.
Establish your story stakes and Love specific pressure and conflict that causes the protagonist to change.
Define a straightforward story premise that is reflected in every scene.
Drive toward the emotion the reader of the Love story expects to feel.
Include the specific characters, situations, and moments your reader expects to find.
Discover whether your Love story needs to be primarily plot or character-driven.
Learn how to get your Love story unstuck.
ready to write better love stories?
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YOUR HOSTS
Anne Hawley
Anne Hawley is a third-generation native Oregonian, a graduate of Portland State University. When she's not editing stories, she's writing them, reading them, researching them, or analyzing them on The Editor Roundtable Podcast. She specializes in helping writers discover the heart of the story they’re trying to tell so that they can tell it more beautifully. She can often be seen riding her Dutch bike Eleanor around Portland. She's the author of Restraint, a love story set in 19th Century London.
Rachelle Ramirez
Rachelle Ramirez helps writers develop their stories and believes stories are our most important catalyst for change. She has an MA in psychology from Goddard College and attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Masters in Creative Writing Program on merit scholarship. Before becoming a developmental editor, she served as a mental health counselor and as the executive director of a national writing community.