But there’s a reminder that should be pinned to every writer’s wall: just because it happened in real life doesn’t mean it should be in your story. To be fair she acknowledges this at the back of The Next Best Thing. It turns out that Jennifer Weiner co-created and wrote the short-lived sitcom ‘ State of Georgia’ in 2011. I wouldn’t normally search the internet or look at other reviews before I write my own, but on this occasion I’m glad I did. But it didn’t go quite the way I’d expected.įifty pages in I knew there was something not quite right about this novel, and so I did a little investigating. I’m interested in LA and screenwriting, and I think they’re great subjects for a novel, so I was looking forward to reading and reviewing this book. The Next Best Thing by best-selling author Jennifer Weiner is set in Los Angeles and is about Ruth Saunders, a young woman who breaks into the world of TV sitcoms with her show The Next Best Thing.
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