Today we’d like to introduce you to Brandon Windsor.
Hi Brandon, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I’ve been storytelling for as long as I can remember. Even before I knew how to read, I’d flip through books and make up stories, reading them out loud to anyone who would listen. Storytelling has always been part of who I am.
I started in Hollywood as a runner—literally running scripts between studios and producers, hoping one day someone would ask to read mine. Spoiler alert: they didn’t. But I kept working my way up, from PA gigs to writing for talk shows and entertainment news. Eventually, I got into the UCLA TV Writers’ Program, won a contest, and finally started landing real writing jobs. It felt like everything was starting to click—and then the WGA went on strike.
Suddenly, everything froze. I was stuck in that anxious, unemployment-induced head-spin a lot of writers were feeling. I needed a way to keep creating, to stay sane—and that’s when I decided to write a novel.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Breaking into this business is brutal. There are so many gatekeepers, and a lot of them are scared to help because they think you might take their spot. It’s not personal—it’s survival of the fittest. You need thick skin, serious patience, and an almost delusional belief in yourself. There’s a lot of waiting, a lot of rejection, and a lot of moments where you wonder if it’s ever going to work out.
But when it does? When you’re in a writers’ room, when the story’s clicking, when the jokes are flying—that’s the most fun I’ve ever had in my life.
The biggest struggle, though, especially with writing the novel, was keeping myself going. In TV, someone’s always waiting on your pages. With a novel, no one’s waiting. No one even knows it exists until you finish. There were days I thought it was trash, that I was wasting my time. But there was also something beautiful in that solitude. It felt like having this secret world all to myself.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
Good Love: A Novel follows Olivia Good, a sharp, ambitious podcaster and aspiring journalist who finally gets her first big break—a profile of the elusive CEO behind a wildly popular dating app. But just as she lands the assignment, her outlet gets bought by a massive media conglomerate, and her job is suddenly hanging by a thread.
When she shows up for the interview, there’s a mix-up—they think she’s there to interview for a job, not to do one. Olivia decides to roll with it, going undercover to find out what really goes on behind the scenes of the online dating world. What was supposed to be a puff piece turns into a juicy exposé… and maybe, just maybe, a real love story.
Writing this novel was such a blast because I got to flex the storytelling muscles I built in TV—quick pacing, witty, laugh-out-loud dialogue, and character-driven arcs—but on the page. I wanted readers to feel like they were watching a rom-com movie while reading. If you love “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” or “Sweet Home Alabama,” I think Good Love: A Novel will be right up your alley.
So maybe we end on discussing what matters most to you and why?
I think we all need a good escape. The world can feel really heavy and lonely right now, and great stories have this magical ability to take us out of ourselves—even if it’s just for an hour a day. That’s the power of storytelling, and it’s my love language.
If Good Love can lift someone out of a stressful day, make them laugh, or just give them a little joy, then I’ve done my job. That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do with my writing—create a space where people can breathe, feel something, and walk away a little lighter.
Pricing:
- 18.99 paperback
- 6.99 ebook
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.goodlovenovel.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodlovenovel/
- Other: https://a.co/d/iPaftjn
Image Credits
Photographs by Gisela Prishker Book Cover by Copacabrandon
