In our last episode we looked at Rom Com and included parts of an interview with international best selling author Mhairi McFarlane.

Here we have the longer interview talking with Mhairi about how she approaches writing in terms of planning and plotting, what she thinks are the key ingredients for a rom-com, and - something we whole heartedly agree with - the value of doing some solid pub research for your locations.

We also chatted about sexism within the film industry and how this relates to the romantic comedy genre in particular.

You can find out more about Mhairi and her work here: mhairimcfarlane.com
and we recommend starting from the beginning with her debut novel "You Had Me at Hello" and then reading "Here's Looking at You" and "It's Not Me, It's You" ready for the release of "Who's That Girl?" in April 2016.