After deciding that I wanted to try writing as a creative outlet, my next step was figuring out what kind of writing. Did I want to try a screenplay? I had written a script in college as part of a screen writing class; it had been really intimidating. Could I really write a movie? But through the guidance of the class, I did manage to write a complete script.
After deciding that I wanted to try writing
as a creative outlet, my next step was figuring out what kind of writing. Did I
want to try a screenplay? I had written a script in college as part of a screen
writing class; it had been really intimidating. Could I
really write a movie? But through the guidance of the class, I did manage to
write a complete script.
I didn’t want to get bogged down with all the
formatting I’d need to do for the script. It had been so long, I would need to
figure it all out again and I just wanted to write. Could I write a book?
Through the years, I had picked up books and wondered how an author had been
able to come up with so many words that they could form a whole novel. Back in
college I had thought trying to write a screenplay was out of the question, so a book seemed truly impossible.
However, in my new, happier state of mind, I found myself dropping historical novels and biographies in favor of chic lit novels. I love a good romantic comedy and chic lit is often a rom com (as “the industry” would call it) in book form. I had been getting so much pleasure out of reading them, I began to wonder if I could write one myself.
So, I knew I wanted to write and quite
possibly, I wanted to write a chic lit novel, but what did I want it to be
about? I still needed an idea.
One night, my husband and I started watching
MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. and I was introduced to Henry Cavill. After we finished the
movie, I looked him up in photos and interviews. Not only is he a beautiful human
being, but he comes with an English accent. What more could a girl want? I
started to wonder in what world a normal person could ever hope to meet and
possibly date Henry Cavill. Suddenly I realized I had an idea for my book!
How would a normal person get to meet
and hang out with someone like Henry? I worked as an assistant at a movie
studio. We interacted with talent on our movies. They always say go with what
you know, and I knew about this. I could write about this.
I was inspired! This was my story! I started
having ideas, but needed some help forming them. My amazing husband started to
go on long walks with me after work, to help talk out thoughts and story lines
with me. He responded to my questions around love triangles and dating entanglements
with thoughtful opinions. I was so
grateful that he was applying his English major and years reviewing scripts to
my own story. There was absolutely no judgement in a genre that I knew held no
previous interest to him.
Along those long walks, I also decided I
wanted to set parts of the book in New Orleans. It was a place I had always
wanted to go and I hoped if I was really going to try and write this, it would
finally push me to travel there and check it
out.
This inkling of an idea was starting to come
together…
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