Writing Romantic Comedy
Writing Romantic Comedy. Romantic humor remains one of the most popular genres in fiction. If you can make ‘em laugh, make ‘em cry, and close with a “feel good” ending, then you’re on your way to a best seller. Romance novels account for almost two thirds of all fiction sold in the U.S and romance writing remains recession proof. Editors and houses can’t get enough. In our class, Writing Romantic Comedy, you’ll learn how to plot the three-act arch for romance, the Big W – Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back, boy loses girl again, boy buys dog and lives happily ever after. You’ll learn how archetypes (Satan, Ferryman, Snow Maiden, Dark Lady, etc.) can strengthen the theme of your story. Romantic comedy touches the heart and funny bone because the story of laugher, loss and longing is as old as Creation. Yes, the Creation story is a romantic comedy! (Come to our class and you’ll learn why!) Let us show you how to write romance novels with a tilt toward the funny that will leave your readers laughing until they cry.