Since my novel, Click: An Online Love Story<\/em> first published, I\u2019ve been asked a myriad of times, \u201cwhy did you write the book entirely in emails?\u201d Well, many years ago, I read a book called e by Matthew Beaumont which tells the story of a fictitious ad agency vying for a big account, with the story all told in emails. I remember it distinctly, because I was on an airplane from Los Angeles to New York laughing out loud and getting wildly strange looks from my fellow passengers.<\/p>\n

After my husband and I married (we met on a popular online dating site), I was recalling some of the hilarious experiences that I had with both traditional and online dating. I decided to capture some of them in writing and from there, a novel emerged. I remembered how much I had enjoyed e and thought that narrative style would work really well for the story I wanted to tell about the online dating world. It was a modern way of storytelling that fit the topic and the times.<\/p>\n

Click: An Online Love Story<\/em> is loosely based on my real-life dating experiences, as well as stories friends have shared with me. In some cases, things are written as they actually occurred. Honestly, how could I forget a date with Pete who started every story (no joke!) with \u201cMy buddies and I were out drinking one night\u201d?<\/p>\n

In some cases, I\u2019ve drawn on characteristics of people in my personal life to add depth and humor. For example, Shelly\u2019s hilarious habit of giving nicknames to her \u201cman du jour\u201d was inspired by a childhood friend of mine who had a nickname for a guy in college that she admired from across the dorm cafeteria. She called him Maverick because he looked like Tom Cruise in Top Gun<\/em>. Much like Shelley, she is a self-confident, gorgeous, lovely gal and it wasn’t long before they met and dated for a spell.<\/p>\n

And finally, other Click scenarios are exaggerated for comedic affect or are completely fictionalized.<\/p>\n