It would be very easy to write a Hallmark Christmas movie. Quaint little town in the North country is dying out, and a rich New Yorker is going to buy it and turn it into a resort for rich folks. Girl who runs runs the cookie store (something that 50% of Hallmark Christmas movies have) is refusing to sell, and is counting on the extra money from Christmas cookie sales to help her keep her store open. Rich New Yorker sends his top man down there to seal the deal. He meets girl in cookie shop, eats a cookie, proclaims it as the best cookie he's ever had. Then he falls for girl, and her for him. She then finds out he is the one that has come to buy the town, and she gets all hurt, cries, and tells him off. Meanwhile, he calls rich New York boss, tells him off, negotiates deal for big New York store to buy all the Christmas cookies the cookie shop can bake, and saves the town. The girl finds out at the towns annual Christmas tree lighting, and realizes she loves guy and guy loves her. They look in each others eyes, it starts snowing (it always does snow at this point in any Hallmark Christmas movie). they kiss, and the town is saved.
James Jr., that is an helluva great story. If I were not retired, I'd make a couple of calls and get you a meeting with Hallmark's Exec. Story Editor so you could pitch the story to him.
You'd only have to make one small but important change but it would assure you a sale.
" ... They look in each others eyes, it starts snowing (it always does snow at this point in any Hallmark Christmas movie). they kiss, and the town is saved."
That ending wouldn't work. Here is how you should rewrite the ending.
"They look in each others eyes, it starts snowing (it always does snow at this point in any Hallmark Christmas movie). The girl finds out at the towns annual Christmas tree lighting, and realizes she loves the guy and starts to kiss him but he avoid her kiss. Instead he shakes her hand and the New Yorker says, 'I want you to meet my wife, Harold. He just loves your cookies!,' and the town is saved." The perfect Hallmark Christmas script.
Thank me later.
L.W.