**Permission to forward granted and encouraged**

Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for
March.

Date: 3/2 – 3/27/09

Workshop title: Turn up the Heat! Heightening Sexual Tension and
Sensuality in Your Manuscript

Editors want to buy spicy-hot romance stories now more than ever
before. How do you do it? In this class we will discuss all aspects of
sexual tension and sensuality and how they relate to the developing
romance in your story. You’ll learn tips for successfully building
sexual tension over the course of the hero and heroine’s relationship
from first glance, through climax, to happily ever after. Several
examples will be used to illustrate different nuances of hot romantic
chemistry and how to employ them in your own story. Learn how to avoid
clichés and use sexiness in fresh new ways. Strengthening sexual
tension will take your story from ho-hum to so hot and delicious your
reader can’t put it down. We’ll do exercises for hands-on learning.
(Please be aware this course contains explicit and frank discussions
of sexuality.) **Topics covered** Using the five senses more
effectively Sexy talk Word choice First kiss Foreplay First love scene
How to rebuild sexual tension after sex Why point of view is important
Hot characters Combining physical attraction and emotion Body language
Differences between romance and erotic romance Revising to make a
sensual romance manuscript spicy or erotic Fun Extras Visual
inspiration Multimedia examples and exercises.

About the instructor: Nicole North

Nicole North writes sensual and erotic romance novels and novellas.
She is the author of paranormal erotic romance novellas Devil in a
Kilt, Red Sage Secrets Volume 27, July 2009, and Beast in a Kilt, Red
Sage Secrets Volume 29. She has finaled in over a dozen writing
competitions and won several awards. She admits sexual tension and
delicious love scenes are her favorite elements of romance and
sprinkles them liberally through her stories. What others have said
about her works: “This author handles sexual tension very well. Her
characters are completely drawn to each other…” and “Wow! Talk about
sexual chemistry. This story has it in spades. You’re a natural in the
romantic chemistry department.” She has a BA degree in psychology.

Deadline to register: 3/1/09

Fee: $20 YWR members; $25 non-members. RWA Membership isn’t required;
Anyone can take our courses.

Where to sign up: You may register online at our website.
Please click the Pay Now button and follow the instructions for
Paypal, then EMAIL us at Workshops@YosemiteRomanceWriters.com to
Confirm. You may also YRW at
YosemiteRomanceWriters@YosemiteRomanceWriters.com for any other questions.

Thank you for considering our workshops!!

Sandra Marlow
Vice President, YRW

Yosemite Romance Writers

WWW.yosemiteromancewriters.com

This post was submitted by Sandra Marlow.

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