The Real Inspiration Behind 'This Could Be Us' | Kennedy Ryan

Bestselling romance author Kennedy Ryan sits down with us to explain the true meaning of "seen-ness" in her novels and why she actively chooses to write "from the margins to the center." We discuss her intentional choices to feature women who are childless by choice, how raising a son with autism directly inspired the deeply devoted father figure in This Could Be Us, and the intense journalistic research she does before writing a single word of her books. If you love romance novels that reflect real, messy, and beautiful lives, you need to hear this! Chapter Markers: 00:00 Writing women who are childless by choice 02:40 Why we shouldn't define women by their wombs 04:59 How Kennedy’s real life inspired This Could Be Us 07:07 Taking 20 years of Autism advocacy to the page 08:10 Approaching fiction writing like a journalist 09:46 Why Kennedy hired an autistic editor