Jessie Sterling was having a wonderful time in Finland.
Any time she was on vacation with Lynn Jennings was a happy time.
She sat in their panoramic hotel room, tablet in her lap, sketching away.
She had recently added five male love interests for her female lead. She'd worried the outlandish plot twist might drive away some readers, but to her surprise, after a brief dip in viewership, the numbers on her dashboard had shot up like a rocket over the past few days.
Even Lynn Jennings, looking on from the side, was clicking her tongue in amazement.
"Are you sure you want to draw this?" Lynn Jennings leaned in closer to Jessie, looking over her shoulder. On the screen, one of the new male characters—a college student—was sitting next to the female lead in a classroom, reaching under the desk to hook his pinky around hers.
It had the classic vibe of a manipulative pretty-boy trying to scheme his way to the top.
