Learn how to write romance that readers will devour!
Using methods found in all bestselling romance books.
Which one sounds like you?
You’ve had the same idea for years, but never knew where to start.
You have a couple half-finished manuscripts that never got finished.
You've already written and publsihed a book with active readers.
Your first romance novel, written in 21 days or less.
We'll show you how writers are finishing novels in half the time. From premise, to outline, to a finished manuscript.
Days 1 to 7. You'll learn the ten lessons all bestselling novels follow and how to create characters with depth, an expansive world, and storyline your readers won't be able to put down.
Days 8 to 14. Turn your outline into detailed chapter breakdowns and you’ll know what happens in every chapter and why it matters before you start writing.
Days 15 to 21. We show and help you write the book at a pace of roughly two chapters a day, with zero “what happens next?” moments.
We show you the proven framework to get the words flowing and how to unleash your creativity potential!
Three simple steps.
You apply
Fill out the short form below. It takes a couple minutes, and you don’t need a manuscript or any publishing history.
We teach you
You’ll go through the lessons on how strong romance novels actually work, while building your own story at the same time, so you finish with something you can actually write instead of a pile of notes.
You write
You’ll write your book while we help you hone whatever experience and instincts you already have, so the draft comes out stronger and more intentional than it would on your own.
Ten lessons you won’t forget.
This is the part we’ve spent years on. Every lesson gets pulled apart step by step.
The Characters
Readers pick their person in the first ten pages. Here’s how to make sure it’s yours.
Inside the Characters
Everyone worth reading about is protecting something. Finding out what takes about twenty minutes once you know the four questions.
The World
Why the same couple works in a small town and dies in a penthouse.
The Cast
Best friends, rivals, terrible exes, the mother. What each of them is actually there to do, and how to spot the ones doing nothing.
The Engine
Why a reader keeps going at midnight when she has work in the morning.
The Romance
Four things have to be there. Books missing one still sell, but nobody rereads them and nobody recommends them.
The Arc
Eight beats. We’ll walk you through all eight in Twilight, then in Pride and Prejudice, then in whatever you’re writing.
The Scenes
How much to hurt them and exactly when to stop. This is also the dial that turns a book into a romcom or a dark romance.
The Reader Experience
What a five star review is really reacting to. It’s rarely the thing the review says.
Fantasies and Fears
Ten things sitting underneath almost every romance that has ever sold well. Once you’ve seen the list you’ll find all ten in the last book you loved.
We teach you how you can build it into your story with purpose.
Four books, taken apart in front of you.
We go through over two hundred years, and four wildly different romance genres. So that you see what's running underneath, and see why they were so successful. We picked some of the top bestselling books in the world so you visually see the examples as we go.
Your Teacher
Maria has spent fifteen years in the romance publishing industry and is well renowned for her knowledge and expertise in romance story creation.
Quesions & Answers.
Nothing. We are here to teach you how to write romance and even show you how to earn money while doing it.
No. Plenty of people have never finished a book. But if you have already published it can give you an advantage when starting out!
No. Nothing here asks you to build an audience, run ads, or post on TikTok. It’s all about the book and how you write.
Most writers are able to go through the whole training within a few weeks.
Apply to the Academy
If it looks like a fit, someone from our editorial team will email you about the next steps!