My very first published
Romance Novel
was based on real life.
The heroine crafted
business plans
that were targeted toward
a specific venture capitalist
(the hero).
I did the same thing
…but without the romance.
(grins)
Of all the stories
I have published,
that one drew the most criticism
from readers
for being ‘unrealistic.’
They’d read other romances
with venture capitalist heroes.
They’d watched movies
with that hero type.
They believed they knew
what venture capitalists did
and who they were as people.
They were wrong.
The venture capitalists in their minds
were Hollywood creations.
But they were certain
they were right.
I suspect you have an image
in your mind
of a role
that is false also.
It could be the bootstrapping entrepreneur
building a software company
from nothing
in her parents’ garage
(Bill Gates,
whom this story originated with,
came from an extremely wealthy family)
or
the lawyer who gets her clients
out of any mess
based on her skills alone
(pure Hollywood myth).
Before acting on these assumptions,
dig deeper
and
verify they are true.