Plot: Alex Sheldon is a aspiring novelist who has two things: Writer's Block and a gambling problem. But then two Cuban gentlemen from a mafia comes by his residence and gives him a choice: Finish his next book in 30 days or less and collect $100,000 to pay off the debt, or be killed. It is then that Alex hires Emma Dinsmore , a court stenographer to be his dictator. His novel, set in the roaring 1920's is about a man named Adam Shipley, a writer who has personal problems and is shy to be in love with women. At first things get off to a rocky start, but with Alex telling the story and Emma with her thoughts, comments, and her point of view, they tend to form a relationship similar to the novel.
Alternative Plot: Writer Alex Sheldon (Luke Wilson) must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to whom he owes money will come looking for him. In order to expedite things, Alex hires typist Emma Dinsmore (Kate Hudson) and begins dictating his novel. The book is about a doomed love affair between a character similar to Alex and a character named Polina Delacroix (Sophie Marceau). But, as Alex falls for Emma, his work takes a different turn.
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