An Introduction To Writing Romance
Zoom Writing Workshop with Esther Chilton
An Introduction To Writing Romance
Two-session online workshop, 1 - 1.5 hours per session, live teaching, via Zoom.
The length of the sessions varies depending on the session topic and the questions and discussions that arise.
Sessions will be a minimum of one hour.
Only ten places available on this workshop.
Starting Tuesday 24th September at 7.00pm for two weeks ending 1st October 2024
Times shown: British Summer Time
If you are interested in future dates for this workshop please email: [email protected]
Workshop fee: £49.99
(meeting invite will be sent out a couple of days prior to the workshop)
Only ten places available on this workshop.
Starting Tuesday 24th September at 7.00pm for two weeks ending 1st October 2024
Times shown: British Summer Time
If you are interested in future dates for this workshop please email: [email protected]
Workshop fee: £49.99
(meeting invite will be sent out a couple of days prior to the workshop)
Workshop Leader
Esther Chilton
Since joining The Writers Bureau as a student in 1999, and following their advice, Esther hasn’t looked back. As well as winning several writing competitions herself, she was head judge of Writers’ Forum magazine’s monthly short story competition. Over the years, Esther has regularly had articles and short stories published in a variety of newspapers and magazines in the UK and abroad. She has published a range of writing workbooks, children’s books and short story collections.
Esther became a tutor for The Writers Bureau in 2009 and when they closed in July 2026, she knew she wasn’t ready for it to go. Fortunately, they let her continue with the website and new courses so she can support students on their writing journey.
Workshop Outline
Week One: What is Romance?
We might think of romance as the traditional boy meets girl, but there’s much more to it than that. Romance has many subgenres. We’ll explore these as well as the importance of where you set your romantic story and the need for strong characters.
Romance writing has been around for a long time, and many stories in this genre have been done over and over again. We’ll talk about these and how you can bring fresh ideas to the genre.
Week Two: Building the Love
Once you have your basic idea, it can help to doing some planning, even if you’re writing a short story rather than a novel, and create a basic plot. In the case of your two main characters, do they already know each other? Or are they meeting for the first time? Obviously they’re not going to run off together into the sunset straight away, otherwise there’s no real story. So what obstacles are you going to place in the way of true love?
Writing in the romance genre often includes love scenes. If you feel uncomfortable about the thought of writing these, you’re not alone. We’ll take a look at this and how you can add them to your story without it being the next Fifty Shades of Grey.
This workshop is run by Budding Writers in partnership with The Writers Bureau.
We might think of romance as the traditional boy meets girl, but there’s much more to it than that. Romance has many subgenres. We’ll explore these as well as the importance of where you set your romantic story and the need for strong characters.
Romance writing has been around for a long time, and many stories in this genre have been done over and over again. We’ll talk about these and how you can bring fresh ideas to the genre.
Week Two: Building the Love
Once you have your basic idea, it can help to doing some planning, even if you’re writing a short story rather than a novel, and create a basic plot. In the case of your two main characters, do they already know each other? Or are they meeting for the first time? Obviously they’re not going to run off together into the sunset straight away, otherwise there’s no real story. So what obstacles are you going to place in the way of true love?
Writing in the romance genre often includes love scenes. If you feel uncomfortable about the thought of writing these, you’re not alone. We’ll take a look at this and how you can add them to your story without it being the next Fifty Shades of Grey.
This workshop is run by Budding Writers in partnership with The Writers Bureau.
By taking part in this workshop you will:
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meet other writers
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have time to ask questions as there are only ten participants per group
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learn how to write romance taking old ideas and making them fresh
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find out how to write a romantic plot
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gain increased self-confidence to take your writing forward on your own.
Starting Tuesday 24th September 2024 at 7.00pm for two weeks ending 1st October 2024
Workshop fee: £49.99