00:01Noelle's hometown has always been a favorite stop on the book tour.
00:05I'm here with my book, and my mom doesn't get to be here with me.
00:10I may not even want to be the Christmas writer anymore.
00:13Noelle, you're the gay lady Christmas writer.
00:15Christmas writing is what you do.
00:17I have writer's book.
00:19No one is expecting a Christmas book from you this year because of the loss of your mom.
00:23If you start now, you'll have plenty of time.
00:26Coming next winter, Noelle Robin—
00:28I don't want to think about Christmas!
00:30We can find some inspiration.
00:33I did a study on queer lit a few months back. I used one of your books.
00:36I love Christmas. What's your perfect Christmas story idea?
00:40I was looking into the history of the song Carol of the Bells,
00:44the story of how the song came to America would make the perfect Christmas story.
00:49I wrote a version set in 1920.
00:51Would you trust me to look at it?
00:54It's really good. You're an amazing writer.
00:57I'm starting to like, like you.
01:00Do you think there might be something here?
01:03Maybe.
01:04I just don't have time for maybes.
01:06I'm not in a place where I can make a huge life move.
01:10I can't change my life for a chance.
01:13How could you, of all people, not see the mistletoe under your nose?
01:17Tell me you're writing.
01:18She's going to be disappointed in my lack of a novel for her.
01:22You cannot write because you've closed yourself off from love.
01:25I want us to work.
01:29I came here to show you I want this.
01:32And I think you do too.
01:34How do you know?
01:36You just do.
01:37I just do.
01:38I just do.
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