A rom-com written for the international market and a US audience, following a young American president and a Vegas bartender whose accidental marriage unexpectedly makes her the First Lady.
Organisation
100-EPISODE AUDIO ROM-COM
Industry
Audio fiction
Format
100-episode romantic comedy series
Role
Storywriter
The writing problem
What needed to become clearer?
A long audio series has to keep moving without losing its emotional thread. Every episode needs its own reward and a reason to hear the next one.
The thinking
Find the useful thread.
Build conflict into the premise, let character choices move the story, and make dialogue do more than carry information. Pacing matters even more when the audience cannot see the scene.
A short reflection
The best long-form stories keep changing the situation while protecting the heart of the story.
