Love at First Sight
Master the first 50 pages of your romance novel to get more sales, more reviews, and more fans
Struggling to find success as an indie romance writer?
(where success = people reading your book, loving it, shouting about it from the rooftops, and becoming lifelong fans—and oh yeah, getting the sales that come along with that?)
Create the romance writing career you've always dreamed of
You know you can tell a great story, you’ve got a gorgeous cover, you wrote and rewrote that back cover blurb a million times. If you’re seeing people buy or KU borrow your book, but not seeing the reviews and page reads, something’s not right.
We need to start right at the beginning—are you grabbing your reader’s attention from the jump?
Lackluster opening pages can kill a reader’s buzz. If you’re not capturing their imagination from the start, they’re going to lose interest.
So you need to get your reader in a chokehold from the first page and keep them there by capturing their attention in the first 50 pages of your book.
Discover the tricks to keep readers turning pages
Hint: it's all about the first impression.
Don't make the first impression the last impression
You only get one chance to get your reader to sit up and take notice—so you've gotta hook ’em from the start so you can keep them there for the entire book.
Don't let the reader get bored
If the reader is bored in the opening pages, they’re not going to stick around, especially in this oversaturated romance market where there are more books they can ever read in a lifetime. In a TikTokified world where we scroll away from something that doesn’t hold our attention after two seconds, you’ve gotta keep the reader on the edge of their seat and turning pages before they scroll right out of your book.
Don’t leave money on the table
Make more $ from all your books by making them hooky as hell and getting readers locked in immediately so they read through your whole series and your backlist. As much as you’re in this to tell stories, you’re also in the business of selling books (or else you’d just be writing for yourself)—so let’s make you some real cash money from these books!
Introducing...
Introducing...
Love at First Sight—a course to help you master the first fifty pages of your romance novel.
Transform your writing—and your writing career—by learning how to create unforgettable openings that hook the reader and get you more sales.
Your voice and your story are important, but if your books have been languishing because you can’t get readthrough, your message isn’t getting out there.
So let’s make sure that you’re setting yourself up for success by optimizing your first fifty pages to tantalize, tease, and keep your reader on the hook from the very beginning to the very end of your book!
Canadian? Click here
Here’s what you’ll learn in each module of the course:
1. The first page
Learn what’s holding readers back from falling in love with your book immediately—like, on-the-first-page immediately. Discover how to:
capture their attention
attract ideal readers and repel bad reviews
cut out the unnecessary bits
set expectations so you get more readthrough and more sales
master hooks that you can apply elsewhere (e.g. in promotion)
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2. Character
Create the ultimate first impression with your love interests to make readers fall in love with them. Learn how to:
bring in antagonists and secondary characters to help support the main love interests
choose the right POV
develop your characters’ GMC (goals-motivation-conflict) so that the reader gets INVESTED in their happily ever after and can't stop telling everyone how much they love your book!
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3. Plot
Plot and pace your first fifty pages so you know where you’re going and so writing the rest of the story will be easier. Find out:
when the meet-cute needs to happen
when to get characters on page
how to establish conflict and stakes
how to pace to make sure you don't lose your reader
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4. World Building
Let's create your world! Discover how to:
immerse the reader in your world so they feel like they want to be there too (even if it is dangerous or deadly!)
avoid typical mistakes that readers hate so you can lead them through the story without roadblocks
learn how to avoid info-dumping and telling instead of showing, two things that turn readers off
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5. First Fifty Fixes
This is what NOT to do. You'll learn how to:
side-step all of the things that could go wrong in your first fifty pages
tighten up these pages to keep readers enthralled the whole way through
optimize reader experience, the most important thing for creating lifelong fans who will buy everything you write
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You’ll also get worksheets and/or challenges with every module so that you can start applying these lessons to your book right away!
Introductory Offer!
Only $39
Canadian? Click here
(Psst...if you act fast, there might be a bonus that you can snag to get feedback on your first fifty pages.
There are only a few available, and when they're gone, they're gone!)
Hi, I'm Sarah!
I’m an editor and book coach at Lopt & Cropt Editing. I work exclusively with romance authors to help them achieve their publishing happily-ever-afters.
I always ask potential editing clients to do a sample edit of 15 pages before we agree to work together, so I have analyzed many, many opening pages over the years as an editor—and as a voracious romance reader, I’ve read even more.
As a developmental editor, I love digging into how to make a book even better—and it all starts with the opening pages.
The results you can expect after you finish this course:
Nail the first 50 pages and understand why you need to
Create an unforgettable reading experience that turns readers into FANS who squee about your work to everyone
Write a killer opening page that captivates the reader from the jump
Develop characters that the reader has an emotional connection to so that they NEED to find out what happens to all your characters, in this book and in later books in the series—and you get better series readthrough (and more sales!)
Learn how to keep readers on the hook with plot and pacing techniques for any romance subgenre
Build a compelling world that readers want to live in
Discover the most common errors that romance writers make in the first fifty pages and use the checklist to make sure you’re not making any of them
Apply the principles learned here into other areas of your work (e.g. creating hooks that you can use elsewhere in your story AND in your marketing to get readers to buy it!)
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Here's what people are saying about Love at First Sight!
"Knowing you need to start your story with a hook that'll draw readers in is one thing, but actually doing it is another. This section of the course opened my eyes to the different ways I could start my story."
"This touches on unique topics writers need to know but it’s hard to find out until you’ve been told that you do these things. This is a great resource for writers at any level but especially those starting their journey."
"The whole First Fifty Fixes is super valuable, and I'll be thinking about it a lot!"
"All hail the holy grail of information, not just for the first fifty pages but for the entire story."
Will This Course Work For You?
This program is specifically designed for romance writers and the romance industry.
You can be any kind of romance writer:
Indie, trad, or hybrid
Open-door or closed-door
Any subgenre of romance
Brand-new or experienced writers
FAQs
How long will the course take me to complete?
It’s completely self-directed, so you can speedrun the course in a day, or you can take it at your leisure. The videos in the course add up to about an hour, plus there are challenges and worksheets to complete, so you should include some time for those as well.
Can I work with you 1:1?
I have an intro extra (only while supplies last!) that you can grab for $50 where I’ll meet with you to discuss your opening pages and my thoughts on them. If there are calls still available, you'll be able to add one on after you buy the course.
If you’d like me to edit your whole book or coach you as you’re writing, get in touch here!
Will you tell me how to write my book?
As an editor, I believe that it is up to the writer to figure out their own writing process and what works for their brain. There’s no point in me telling you to write a certain way if you don’t work like that. So I will not tell you exactly how to write your book, but in this course I will give you, based on my experience, lots of strategies to make writing easier for you.
I haven’t started writing yet—is this the right time to take this course?
Yes, it’s the perfect time! We'll begin from the beginning so that you can really nail these first 50 pages!
I’ve already written most/all of the book—
is it too late to take this course?
Nope! Those opening pages are crucial, so you want to really edit them carefully and make sure they have maximum impact. This course will teach you how to do that. And plus, you’ll be able to apply what you learn in this course to future books that you write.
Do I have to sign up for anything for this course?
Only for Thrivecart to access the course. The worksheets are available in Google Docs or as direct PDF downloads.
Do you offer refunds?
No, sorry. Because it's a self-directed course, it's up to you to apply the strategies to your work, which is outside of my control. I do want you to be happy with the course, though, so feel free to reach out if you have questions, and I'm sure I'll be able to alleviate any concerns!
JSYK: no AI was used in the making of this course
I am very opposed to generative AI in the creative process and in the publishing industry in general. This entire course was created from my own experience as a romance editor and coach and was written by me without the use of generative AI. There are no AI prompts or things for you to plug into ChatGPT in this course (I haaaaate that)—you are a creative, and I respect your ability to come up with ideas from your own big beautiful brain.
Canadians!Do you live in Canada?
As a fellow Canadian, I get that things are weird for us right now. So to make things a tiny bit easier, I have special pricing for you in Canadian dollars. Please click here to enroll in Canadian!
YOU'RE GETTING:
Love at First Sight
Master the first 50 pages of your romance novel to get more sales, more reviews, and more fans!
In this course, you'll get:
- the five modules covering all the big things you'll need to think about in your first fifty pages
- challenges and worksheets that will get you applying what you've learned directly to your manuscript
- the skills that will help you catch and keep your reader's attention for the first fifty and beyond
- the confidence to go beyond the first fifty pages to write a whole page-turning book that will get you lifelong fans
If you're Canadian, please use this link to purchase instead!
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