Wouldn’t it be great if real life was just like television?
In debut romcom novelist Meredith Schorr’s AS SEEN ON TV, her main character, Adina Geller, takes that concept to the online magazine editor she’s trying to impress. He tells her to run with it.
She’s hell-bent to do just that in the hope that the fee from the article will not only allow her to pay the rent she shares with her loving single mother, Valerie but lead to a full-time job.
But there’s only one way which town she’s chosen, Pleasant Hollow, is anything Hallmark TV episode: Adina has a meet-cute with the charming guy in town: Finn Adams. Wait—not so fast: since Finn leads the developer’s project that will change everything about Pleasant Hollow, he’s also the one person standing in the way of making her article a reality. But there’s more to Finn—and Pleasant Hollow—that meets the eye.
Meredith and I discuss her process in concepting this romantic comedy. Why romcom plots need some darkness in between the humor, and why persistence is the key to an aspiring writer—or for that matter, an author’s—longevity in creating books. What she says will resonate with those who write—and read—about happily ever afters.
Samantha M. Bailey - A FRIEND IN THE DARK
Meredith Schorr - SOMEONE JUST LIKE YOU
Jane Healey - GOODNIGHT FROM PARIS
Jane Smiley - A DANGEROUS BUSINESS
Michelle Cox - A SPYING EYE
Joy Jordan-Lake - A BEND OF LIGHT
Rhys Bowen - WHERE THE SKY BEGINS
Lee Goldberg - MOVIELAND
Samantha M. Bailey - WATCH OUT FOR HER
Lisa Barr - WOMAN ON FIRE
Rea Frey - SECRETS OF OUR HOUSE
Kaira Rouda - SOMEBODY’S HOME
Yasmin Angoe - HER NAME IS KNIGHT
Lee Goldberg - GATED PREY
Hank Phillippi Ryan - HER PERFECT LIFE
Liza Nash Taylor - IN ALL GOOD FAITH
Kristin Contino - A HOUSE FULL OF WINDSOR
Tess Gerritsen, Gary Braver - CHOOSE ME
Andrew Mayne - BLACK CORAL
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