The Good Part

Cousens is a British author and screenwriter whose novels include This Time Next Year (2020), Just Haven’t Met You Yet (2021), Before I Do (2022), The Good Part (2023), and Is She Really Going Out with Him? (2024). She also wrote the screenplay for the streaming adaptation of This Time Next Year (2024). Her novels feature female protagonists who find themselves in unusual and humorous situations that allow for exploration of fate, personal growth, and what matters most in life. As romantic comedies, these novels also involve a romantic connection and an attempt to discover who the protagonist’s best match should be. 

Before becoming a novelist, Cousens worked as a television producer in the UK, which gave her experience in storytelling across formats and helped inspire her creative writing career. Writing for successful TV programming, Cousens learned how to create compelling storylines and characters. She worked on popular shows like The Graham Norton Show, Big Brother, and Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. This experience underpins her portrayal of main character Lucy in The Good Part, who aspires to build a successful career in TV and ultimately becomes a producer at her own TV company. Cousens pivoted from her TV career to full-time writing after the success of her first novel, This Time Next Year, in 2020.