Course description

In this course, learn about the genre of romance and explore why you fell in love with your favourite romance novels. Examine and practice elements important for any writer to master: setting, pacing, point of view, dialogue, research, mood, and tone. Discover how to craft three-dimensional characters your readers will love and how to weave a plot, so your story grabs the reader's interest from page one. By the end of this course, you will have the tools and techniques necessary to apply to your own manuscript.

Course details

Hours: 24
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

Credit transfer

Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.

Dates
Day/Time
Delivery
Campus
Cost
Availability
Starts: Aug. 14, 2024
Ends: Oct. 14, 2024
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $195.00
Starts: Sep. 11, 2024
Ends: Nov. 11, 2024
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $197.00
Starts: Oct. 16, 2024
Ends: Dec. 16, 2024
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $197.00
Starts: Nov. 13, 2024
Ends: Jan. 13, 2025
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $197.00
Starts: Dec. 18, 2024
Ends: Feb. 17, 2025
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $197.00

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Fall 2024 registration opens July 22, 2024. Winter 2025 registration opens November 4, 2024.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: ​100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery