This workshop invites you to pause and look beneath the surface of your stories, honoring the vulnerabilities and dreams that move both your characters and yourself. This isn’t just a craft lesson. You’ll be guided through gentle exercises that reveal the core fears at the center of your protagonist’s arc.
With practical tools, empathetic coaching, and thoughtful self-reflection, you’ll see how tapping into these emotional truths unlocks deeper conflict, richer transformations, and the kind of scenes that stay with readers long after The End. Whether you’re revising a romance, plotting fantasy, or exploring any genre where character evolution matters, this session provides a framework for mapping emotional arcs, linking them to meaningful plot moments, and working with your writing style instead of against it.
Sue will accept manuscripts for review that meet these criteria: Your story centers around two lead characters who begin a romantic relationship at the start of the book and become better versions of themselves through the progression of their relationship, ending as the lovers commit to a Happily Ever After that leaves the reader feeling satisfied and happy. See our Manuscripts page for additional details; deadline to receive is February 17.
SUE BROWN MOORE is a sought-after book revision coach. One of LA Weekly's 15 Book Coaches to Watch, she specializes in teaching character-first fiction writers to craft their best stories in the fewest drafts. Working one-on-one and in small groups, work, she empowers romance authors to their breakthrough career moment. Sue is the founder and host of the Wanna Write Romance conference and The HEA Sessions live workshop series. Her work as a former acquiring and freelance developmental editor has been featured in Publisher’s Weekly and recognized through industry awards like the Vivian, the Lambda, and the Golden Heart.
