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What inspired you to write Chloe and Jason's story? Are there any books similar to the plot line you would recommend?
E.M. Tippetts
Celebrity romance is a very popular sub-genre, and it usually follows the Cinderella formula, with the famous guy as the prince. One day I was hit with the idea for a character who catches the eye of a superstar, but she doesn't really know or care who he is, and that struck me as funny. The scene I had in mind was one where the superstar shows up on her doorstep to spoon feed her ice cream and she reacts like a normal person: uncomfortable and a little weirded out by it. That character eventually became Chloe Winters, and the superstar became Jason Vanderholt, and the ice cream scene is in the book.
In my mind, this book is a satire, poking fun at the ideas of celebrity and perfect men, but at the same time, I didn't want to be shallow about it. I didn't want my characters to be flat archetypes that nobody could relate to, so I spent several drafts thinking hard about how to make the story feel real. In the end of the day, I hope that people find my characters relatable, even if their situation is a little absurd. Everyone's life is a little absurd in one way or another, I suppose.
In my mind, this book is a satire, poking fun at the ideas of celebrity and perfect men, but at the same time, I didn't want to be shallow about it. I didn't want my characters to be flat archetypes that nobody could relate to, so I spent several drafts thinking hard about how to make the story feel real. In the end of the day, I hope that people find my characters relatable, even if their situation is a little absurd. Everyone's life is a little absurd in one way or another, I suppose.
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