The purpose of this exegesis is to ascertain and explore the genre of the screenplay Love for Beginners, the emotional truth of the narrative and development of the narrative itself. The main points of the exegesis are defining the genre of the screenplay as a hybrid of the psychological horror/romantic comedy genres, and the development of the screenplay from an initial concept through to the first draft, from the first to the second draft, and finally the second draft through to a polished second draft.