In this workshop, award-winning writer Shailee Thomson discusses the common tropes and characteristics of romance. From there, she explores how to dissect them and use them to develop genre-bending stories that mix romance with horror, mystery and fantasy.
Under her guidance, participants play around with ideas, come up with their own definitions of genre-bending romance and learn how to create memorable characters and plots.
You will learn:
- How to recognise what constitutes romance writing
- How to deconstruct common romance tropes and characteristics
- How to deploy basic romance plot structures
About the tutor:
Shailee Thompson is a writer and educator based in Brisbane. She’s always had a penchant for writing about women with smart mouths, soft hearts and strong wills who go up against extraordinary odds. How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates is her debut novel.
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