Writing Love Stories

Join Jojo as she teaches you how to turn the spark of an idea into your very own love story for the ages.

• Create compelling characters and relationships
• Flesh out intriguing plot lines
• Find your authentic voice
• Craft realistic dialogue
• Write an effective sex scene
• Navigate the world of publishing

• Writing Love Stories: Welcome
• Ideas
• Why write about love?
• My process
• Voice and how to find it
• Tone
• Themes
• Plotting
• The art of making technical decisions
• Character
• Dialogue
• Research
• What makes a good love story?
• How to make your reader feel something
• 'Let's talk about sex, baby.'
• It's time to begin
• How to get the thing written
• Dealing with creative block with Lisa Christie
• The end
• Editing your own work
• Publishing, with Louise Moore
• How to get an agent and what they want from you, with Sheila Crowley
• Adaptation
• Sequels and series
• In conclusion