Writing Sex Lab #2—Beats to Heat: Charting the Arcs of Your Story
Shape the story. Track the tension. Arc the desire.
In this immersive workshop, we’ll chart the emotional terrain of your story across four essential dimensions: plot, character, relationship, and sexuality.
You’ll learn how these arcs intersect, diverge, and deepen to create narratives that don’t just move—they resonate.
We’ll use practical craft tools and an experiential “Story Shape” exercise to help you map the heartbeat of your story. You’ll also see how I apply Gwen Hayes’s Romancing the Beat structure to create compelling arcs, complete with graphics that visualize the journey.
Whether you’re revising or starting fresh, you’ll walk away with a clearer, hotter blueprint for a romance that matters, on every level.
❣️ WHAT’S INCLUDED ❣️
- 90-minute Video replay
- Workshop slides
- Functional transcript (i.e not verbatim rather, workshop takeaways in note form)
- Mapping Story Shapes with Character, Relationship, & Sexuality Arcs: A Guided Exercise for Romance & Erotica Writers
- My Story Shape printable worksheet
- Live Exercise Story Shapes with examples
- Article: The emotional arcs of stories are dominated by six basic shapes
- Gwen Hayes Beat Sheet Mapping (Destination Bordello)
PRICING
$27
DETAILS & LOGISTICS
Formats & Platforms:
Replay available as a private YouTube video, PDF downloads for print resources via Google.
FIT & FOCUS
This Course Helps With:
Addressing specific sexuality-related questions or challenges within your story with customized tools and education.
Great Fit For:
Writers needing targeted, flexible support at any stage of the writing process, from drafting to revising.
TESTIMONIALS
“What I loved about Sex Lab #2 was that it was both simple and complex. The concepts were clear and accessible, but also deep and layered. Great for writers at every level.”
~ Hollie Smurthwaite, author of It’s Raining Men
“Dr. J’s Beats to Heat workshop gave me an incredible framework for visually mapping the emotional journey of my stories, helping me move beyond pure intuition to a tangible structure. Learning how she uses AI to analyze the character, relationship, and sexuality arcs was a game-changer. This objective, data-driven look at my own work will be invaluable for tightening the plot and pacing of my WiP.”
~ Danika Bloom, author of The Billionaire’s Shrubbery