Romantic Writing Diploma
Why you should study with us
Romantic Writing Diploma Course
The Romantic Writing Diploma course has all of the knowledge required to break into the romance writing industry in the United Kingdom. This training course is filled with all you need to know to become a successful writer and to push yourself to create books and stories. From learning about what is required to become a romance writer to creating the plot and illustrating your romance story, this course has it all. You will receive a full introduction to writing romance stories, and will obtain a deep understanding of how to become a successful writer in the romance genre.
Introduction to the Romantic Writing Diploma
This is an online course that will give all students the unique ability to learn the curriculum in their own time and at their own pace. Most students are able to continue working full time, and still finish the course in a reasonable amount of time. Since this is an online course, this diploma is accessible from any device with an internet connection, and you will also have access to online support during the time you train. Before completing the course, you must pass a comprehensive test, which will award you with your certificate. You can download and print the certificate from home, or we can post the diploma to you for a small additional cost.
What You Will Learn
The Romantic Writing Diploma course has been written to give students a full overview of becoming a romance writer, and will put you on track to succeed. This course will cover:
- An introduction to becoming a romance writer
- What is required to become a romance writer
- How looking at other successful romance writers can help one to advance their career
- How to select a demographic and point of view when writing
- How to establish the setting for any romance story
- Ways to build up characters and plots when writing a romance story
- How to use a backstory without being boring
- Writing dialogue to keep flow in the story
- Improving confidence when writing
- Writing exercises to improve writing
- Choosing illustrations and/or illustrators
- How to work with publishers and sell romance stories
Benefits of the Romantic Writing Diploma
When taking the Romantic Writing Diploma course, there are a number of benefits that you will experience. These include:
- The option to study from any location at any time, both at home and away or out and about
- Studying at your own pace; there is no time limit, so you can take days, weeks, or even months to finish the course
- Using any internet-enabled device to study from, including mobile phones, tablets and computers
- Easily reading the course, thanks to the short modules, which make studying more enjoyable
- Experiencing the convenience of an online support system, which allows students to stay on track during their studies
- Learning from a comprehensive syllabus, which helps to guarantee that you get the knowledge necessary to begin writing romance themed stories
- Improving prospects when seeking out publishers
- Earning a certified and recognised diploma
- An affordable cost
This course includes
24/7 Student Support
End of course certification
Lifetime access to your course
Compatible with modern devices
- The basics of romance writing
- An example of the typical romance novel outline
- The essential elements of what being a romance writer involves
- Suggestions about who might be interested in becoming a romance writer
- What tools you'll need to become a romance writer
- What personal skills an aspiring romance writer should possess
- The advantages and disadvantages or working from home as a writer
- How to do the research and exercise your creativity on a regular basis
- Heidi Rice, who went from romance reader to writer
- Amanda Hocking, the self-publishing millionaire
- Nicholas Sparks, the male romance writer
- Danielle Steel, the bestselling author alive
- Sub-genres within the romance genre
- Understanding demographics and statistics to really know your audience
- Tips on how to identify who your target audience is
- Beach reads - who will be after your steamy summer tale?
- How to write a fabulous first page, with what you should include and leave out
- Different approaches for your first chapter
- Why the setting is so important
- How important the setting is to your romance novel
- How to write a character profile
- The key to knowing your characters
- The heroine - the key to a great romance novel
- How to create romantic heroes your readers will love
- The role of plot within your story
- How to plot your romance novel
- Common romance novel plot attributes
- Fabulous plot ideas to get you fired up and ready to write
- What exactly is backstory?
- The most important tip for creating an interesting backstory
- How to weave backstory smoothly into your romance novel
- How Harlequin Romance editors work on backstory with authors
- Some essential dialogue writing tips
- Writer's Digest's tools of dialogue
- How to make your dialogue seem more organic
- Writing romantic dialogue
- How to build your writing confidence
- Secrets for writing with confidence
- How to overcome writer's doubt
- Tips for writing with a sense of purpose
- The lover's spat exercise
- Writing from random idea generators
- Creative writing prompts for romance novels
- Characterisation exercises for romance writers
- Why genre is the most important consideration when choosing an illustrator
- How authors can work successfully with cover illustrators
- Where you can find an illustrator
- The essential elements needed in a classic romance novel cover
- The basics of submitting your work to Mills and Boon
- The basics of submitting your work to Harlequin
- Whether you should consider the self-publishing route
- What to do if you get rejected
ID: YDFT67YHJ
of achievement
This certificate is presented to
Your Name
For completing the
Romantic Writing Diploma
on 21st November 2024
Selena Hurford
Selena Hurford
Course Tutor
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan
Head of Academy
Anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter is encouraged to take the course. There are no entry requirements to take the course.
The course is broken down into 13 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.
You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!
Once you have completed all 13 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 13 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.
The pass mark for the test is 70%.
If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.
Once you have completed your test you can log in to your account and download/print your certificate any time you need it. If you would prefer us to post you a certificate to a UK address, there will be an admin charge of £10 (certificates sent internationally may cost more).
You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.
You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.
We estimate that the course will take about 20 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.
Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.
Amazing course, great for people that never have time to go to college or evening classes. So easy to complete online and step by step instructions to help you. Will definitely be doing another course after this.
I’m starting my own business and this course will help me get started as it states all the things I need to know and to be aware of. I can’t wait until I have completed this as this will be a new chapter in my life. You have no time limit on this course which is great as I have a very busy life but this course gives you no pressure.
Would recommend this to anyone.
Megan Atkins
So far I am really enjoying the course. the details were sent through to me within 4 hours, even though there was up to a 48 hour wait.
This course is very well structured and has many helpful features, such as the recap option for each module, and the summary section at the end of each module.
I will definitely be recommending this course.
Melissa Newlin
The course was really easy to access, very clear and easy to read.
Packed with information about so many different topics and situations you may be in as a PA. Helped lots of Microsoft too which I didn’t know about. Very glad I did this course as I have learnt a lot of new things that I didn’t even know you could do online.
I will be looking in to starting new courses with New Skills Academy as it really was so well presented, great support if you needed it and can access it anywhere and continue at any time, thank you.
Jessie Dillon
After being in recruitment for three years, this was an amazing course to remind me all the things that I may have let slip it also encouraged me to sharpen up my recruitment practices and I feel rejuvenated in my approach to recruitment with both clients and candidates.
Through the help of this course I feel that I can actively, proactively and effectively target both clients and candidates to achieve my target orientated goals.
Shaun Paskin
I decided to take this course to help me understand my 8 year old son with ADHD and ASD.
I managed to join the course and find the site with ease and after making my payment it was easy to start to find my documents and download my test sheets after the relevant modules.
I found other links which I am yet to explore further and can see me contacting a few of the organisations mentioned. I now am to put some strategies to the test.
The information was useful and I learnt a lot and got a certificate at the end. Thank you.
Nicki Openshaw
Very excellent learning and very good work. I am really enjoying it and growth in my mind set. If you have a methodical approach to your work, and you’re interested in Law, then becoming a Legal Secretary could be the perfect career move for you.
The main role of a Legal Secretary is to provide administrative support and services for Lawyers, Solicitors and Legal Executives. It is their job to ensure that an office runs smoothly and efficiently, enabling their employers to focus on serving their clients.
It is not a necessary requirement to have a degree to become a Legal Secretary. However, it is recommended to have some qualifications specific to the industry.
Muhammad Irshad
Romantic Writing Diploma Course
The Romantic Writing Diploma course has all of the knowledge required to break into the romance writing industry in the United Kingdom. This training course is filled with all you need to know to become a successful writer and to push yourself to create books and stories. From learning about what is required to become a romance writer to creating the plot and illustrating your romance story, this course has it all. You will receive a full introduction to writing romance stories, and will obtain a deep understanding of how to become a successful writer in the romance genre.
Introduction to the Romantic Writing Diploma
This is an online course that will give all students the unique ability to learn the curriculum in their own time and at their own pace. Most students are able to continue working full time, and still finish the course in a reasonable amount of time. Since this is an online course, this diploma is accessible from any device with an internet connection, and you will also have access to online support during the time you train. Before completing the course, you must pass a comprehensive test, which will award you with your certificate. You can download and print the certificate from home, or we can post the diploma to you for a small additional cost.
What You Will Learn
The Romantic Writing Diploma course has been written to give students a full overview of becoming a romance writer, and will put you on track to succeed. This course will cover:
- An introduction to becoming a romance writer
- What is required to become a romance writer
- How looking at other successful romance writers can help one to advance their career
- How to select a demographic and point of view when writing
- How to establish the setting for any romance story
- Ways to build up characters and plots when writing a romance story
- How to use a backstory without being boring
- Writing dialogue to keep flow in the story
- Improving confidence when writing
- Writing exercises to improve writing
- Choosing illustrations and/or illustrators
- How to work with publishers and sell romance stories
Benefits of the Romantic Writing Diploma
When taking the Romantic Writing Diploma course, there are a number of benefits that you will experience. These include:
- The option to study from any location at any time, both at home and away or out and about
- Studying at your own pace; there is no time limit, so you can take days, weeks, or even months to finish the course
- Using any internet-enabled device to study from, including mobile phones, tablets and computers
- Easily reading the course, thanks to the short modules, which make studying more enjoyable
- Experiencing the convenience of an online support system, which allows students to stay on track during their studies
- Learning from a comprehensive syllabus, which helps to guarantee that you get the knowledge necessary to begin writing romance themed stories
- Improving prospects when seeking out publishers
- Earning a certified and recognised diploma
- An affordable cost
This course includes
24/7 Student Support
End of course certification
Lifetime access to your course
Compatible with modern devices
- The basics of romance writing
- An example of the typical romance novel outline
- The essential elements of what being a romance writer involves
- Suggestions about who might be interested in becoming a romance writer
- What tools you'll need to become a romance writer
- What personal skills an aspiring romance writer should possess
- The advantages and disadvantages or working from home as a writer
- How to do the research and exercise your creativity on a regular basis
- Heidi Rice, who went from romance reader to writer
- Amanda Hocking, the self-publishing millionaire
- Nicholas Sparks, the male romance writer
- Danielle Steel, the bestselling author alive
- Sub-genres within the romance genre
- Understanding demographics and statistics to really know your audience
- Tips on how to identify who your target audience is
- Beach reads - who will be after your steamy summer tale?
- How to write a fabulous first page, with what you should include and leave out
- Different approaches for your first chapter
- Why the setting is so important
- How important the setting is to your romance novel
- How to write a character profile
- The key to knowing your characters
- The heroine - the key to a great romance novel
- How to create romantic heroes your readers will love
- The role of plot within your story
- How to plot your romance novel
- Common romance novel plot attributes
- Fabulous plot ideas to get you fired up and ready to write
- What exactly is backstory?
- The most important tip for creating an interesting backstory
- How to weave backstory smoothly into your romance novel
- How Harlequin Romance editors work on backstory with authors
- Some essential dialogue writing tips
- Writer's Digest's tools of dialogue
- How to make your dialogue seem more organic
- Writing romantic dialogue
- How to build your writing confidence
- Secrets for writing with confidence
- How to overcome writer's doubt
- Tips for writing with a sense of purpose
- The lover's spat exercise
- Writing from random idea generators
- Creative writing prompts for romance novels
- Characterisation exercises for romance writers
- Why genre is the most important consideration when choosing an illustrator
- How authors can work successfully with cover illustrators
- Where you can find an illustrator
- The essential elements needed in a classic romance novel cover
- The basics of submitting your work to Mills and Boon
- The basics of submitting your work to Harlequin
- Whether you should consider the self-publishing route
- What to do if you get rejected
ID: YDFT67YHJ
of achievement
This certificate is presented to
Your Name
For completing the
Romantic Writing Diploma
on 21st November 2024
Selena Hurford
Selena Hurford
Course Tutor
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan
Head of Academy
Anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter is encouraged to take the course. There are no entry requirements to take the course.
The course is broken down into 13 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.
You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!
Once you have completed all 13 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 13 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.
The pass mark for the test is 70%.
If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.
Once you have completed your test you can log in to your account and download/print your certificate any time you need it. If you would prefer us to post you a certificate to a UK address, there will be an admin charge of £10 (certificates sent internationally may cost more).
You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.
You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.
We estimate that the course will take about 20 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.
Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.
Amazing course, great for people that never have time to go to college or evening classes. So easy to complete online and step by step instructions to help you. Will definitely be doing another course after this.
I’m starting my own business and this course will help me get started as it states all the things I need to know and to be aware of. I can’t wait until I have completed this as this will be a new chapter in my life. You have no time limit on this course which is great as I have a very busy life but this course gives you no pressure.
Would recommend this to anyone.
Megan Atkins
So far I am really enjoying the course. the details were sent through to me within 4 hours, even though there was up to a 48 hour wait.
This course is very well structured and has many helpful features, such as the recap option for each module, and the summary section at the end of each module.
I will definitely be recommending this course.
Melissa Newlin
The course was really easy to access, very clear and easy to read.
Packed with information about so many different topics and situations you may be in as a PA. Helped lots of Microsoft too which I didn’t know about. Very glad I did this course as I have learnt a lot of new things that I didn’t even know you could do online.
I will be looking in to starting new courses with New Skills Academy as it really was so well presented, great support if you needed it and can access it anywhere and continue at any time, thank you.
Jessie Dillon
After being in recruitment for three years, this was an amazing course to remind me all the things that I may have let slip it also encouraged me to sharpen up my recruitment practices and I feel rejuvenated in my approach to recruitment with both clients and candidates.
Through the help of this course I feel that I can actively, proactively and effectively target both clients and candidates to achieve my target orientated goals.
Shaun Paskin
I decided to take this course to help me understand my 8 year old son with ADHD and ASD.
I managed to join the course and find the site with ease and after making my payment it was easy to start to find my documents and download my test sheets after the relevant modules.
I found other links which I am yet to explore further and can see me contacting a few of the organisations mentioned. I now am to put some strategies to the test.
The information was useful and I learnt a lot and got a certificate at the end. Thank you.
Nicki Openshaw
Very excellent learning and very good work. I am really enjoying it and growth in my mind set. If you have a methodical approach to your work, and you’re interested in Law, then becoming a Legal Secretary could be the perfect career move for you.
The main role of a Legal Secretary is to provide administrative support and services for Lawyers, Solicitors and Legal Executives. It is their job to ensure that an office runs smoothly and efficiently, enabling their employers to focus on serving their clients.
It is not a necessary requirement to have a degree to become a Legal Secretary. However, it is recommended to have some qualifications specific to the industry.
Muhammad Irshad
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