It's not only lovers who hit snags in their love stories. Writers do, too! We all seek love, yet love itself remains all too mysterious—likely the reason why we find ourselves stuck at some plot point.
Ask yourself: how do two people fall in love? When can we say that someone actually is in love? What obstacles will truly test the love of two people? Why would one person forgive another? How can two people stay in a relationship for a long time or—gasp!—as long as they both shall live? Heck, what really is love?
We’ll tackle these questions and more in How to Write Love Stories, a crash course on the genre. Going beyond the classic love story formula, we’ll look into the core of romantic relationships and extract the principles that make love true and meaningful for the people involved.
Online class duration: 7 daysMinimum age for this workshop: 13 years old
Our course creator
How to Write Love Stories was created by Dr. Joem Antonio. As a playwright, he has written stories on love that have won him a few Palanca Awards. He has a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from UP Diliman and teaches graduate students of the MA Humanities Program at the University of Asia and the Pacific.
What you get with each writing course registration
Lectures and writing exercises that give you a step-by-step method for building stories.
Get feedback from a writing coach within the duration of your course.
Meet the requirements, receive a certificate.
Online Learning
Train to be a writer while experiencing the conditions that most writers work with: specific assignments, lots of reading, even more writing, flexible work hours, and a deadline.
Coursework in each of Storywriting School's online workshops is composed of text lectures and writing exercises, which you will have seven days to finish at your own pace. Our online courses follow the usual workflow of a writer: some reading, lots of writing, and a flexible schedule that ends in a deadline. Finish on time and you get a printable certificate of completion. If you want great value for money, training in the writer's lifestyle, or a workshop that's suited to your schedule and location, this modality is best for you.
Note: Because our online courses require time management, we require students aged 8-12 to have a parent or guardian to assist the child in going through coursework.
Choose a schedule
Take any seven-day online writing course on your preferred schedule.February 3-9, 2024 (Saturday-Friday)
Starts 12:00AM GMT/UTC+0:00*
February 17-23, 2024 (Saturday-Friday)
Starts 12:00AM GMT/UTC+0:00*
March 2-8, 2024 (Saturday-Friday)
Starts 12:00AM GMT/UTC+0:00*
March 16-22, 2024 (Saturday-Friday)
Starts 12:00AM GMT/UTC+0:00*
April 6-12, 2024 (Saturday-Friday)
Starts 12:00AM GMT/UTC+0:00*
April 20-26, 2024 (Saturday-Friday)
Starts 12:00AM GMT/UTC+0:00*
May 4-10, 2024 (Saturday-Friday)
Starts 12:00AM GMT/UTC+0:00*
May 18-24, 2024 (Saturday-Friday)
Starts 12:00AM GMT/UTC+0:00*
*If you are in the Philippines (GMT/UTC+8:00), your course officially starts at 8:00 AM.
Choose a coach
Your fee depends on the coach you choose. Please click/tap on the coach's name to view his/her registration page.Coach Joem Antonio - course creator, creative writer
Coach Esther Suson - professional editor and writing coach
Face-to-face Classes
We're still figuring out how to best resume face-to-face classes. Stay tuned!