{"id":202308,"date":"2025-09-05T12:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T12:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/202308\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T12:38:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T12:38:07","slug":"how-young-sheldon-star-raegan-revord-wrote-their-novel-on-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/202308\/","title":{"rendered":"How ‘Young Sheldon’ star Raegan Revord wrote their novel on set"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every week during COVID as \u201cYoung Sheldon\u201d<\/a> filmed, Raegan Revord<\/a> put their character Missy Cooper aside to instead become a journalist.<\/p>\n

Revord, who uses they\/them pronouns, sent weekly DIY e-newspaper \u201cThe Young Sheldon Weekly\u201d to cast and crew via email blast. It featured interviews with costars about their pets or plans for the week. Revord grew up on this set \u2013 \u201cYoung Sheldon\u201d debuted<\/a> when they were 9 years old \u2013 and this felt like a way to connect while the crew was siloed for safety reasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now that \u201cYoung Sheldon\u201d is over, Revord is finding new ways to tell stories.<\/p>\n

The 17-year-old is now a figurehead in young adult literary circles through their book club, Read with Raegan<\/a>, and partnerships with Reese Witherspoon\u2019s Hello Sunshine<\/a>. Now, their debut novel, \u201cRules for Fake Girlfriends,\u201d<\/a> hits bookstores across the country.<\/p>\n

How Raegan Revord wrote a novel on the set of \u2018Young Sheldon\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cRules for Fake Girlfriends\u201d follows rom-com-obsessed Avery, who, at the last second, switches her enrollment in Columbia University to her late mother\u2019s alma mater in England. As she embarks on her year abroad, Avery will also have to unravel a scavenger hunt her mother left for her. Charlie, a charming student, agrees to help if Avery pretends to be her girlfriend to make an ex jealous.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aside from fake dating, the novel is full of beloved, albeit cheesy, rom-com tropes. But in this story, Revord\u2019s in on the joke. Each chapter title is a ridiculously unrealistic scenario, like \u201cThe Heroine Moves to a New Place with No Interest in Romance\u2026 but Fate Has Other Plans\u201d or \u201cThe Character Is Young and Broke but Has an Unrealistically Amazing Apartment.\u201d (Revord FaceTimed their friends living in college dorms for fact-checking those small spaces and mold spots).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Revord has wanted to write a book since they were 5, they told USA TODAY. It\u2019s no wonder they spent their \u201cYoung Sheldon\u201d downtime writing short stories and columns for their castmates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Still, writing a book while filming the last season of \u201cYoung Sheldon\u201d proved to be a challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would have my computer hidden on set, and then whenever they said \u2018Cut,\u2019 I would bring it out, write \u2026 as quick as I could, then stash it write before they said action,\u201d Revord says. \u201cThat\u2019s how I wrote probably half my book.\u201d<\/p>\n

But there were also unexpected bonuses to writing between takes. Revord fielded questions from curious castmates and asked hair and makeup artists to help choose character outfits for their Pinterest board. And because their career also includes their work with Read with Raegan, they had a cheering squad of authors to offer advice.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Writing \u201cRules\u201d also gave Revord a new acting experience \u2013 audiobook narration<\/a>. Revord does the audio themself, and worked with a dialect coach to perfect British accents and learn how to act without facial expressions or gestures.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a grueling process, but it was a lot of fun, very rewarding,\u201d Revord says. \u201cI learned a lot about what voice actors and just narrators in general do. I have so much respect for them now because it is such an insane process.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Raegan Revord wants this \u2018Georgie & Mandy\u2019 star to \u2018read a book\u2019<\/p>\n

When Revord got their hands on a copy of their book, they wanted to celebrate with the family that watched them write it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Just off the heels of filming Season 2 of \u201cGeorgie & Mandy\u2019s First Marriage,\u201d<\/a> Revord gave Zoe Perry (who plays Mary, the Cooper matriarch) and Montana Jordan (Georgie) copies of the book, even snapping a cute photo of Jordan\u2019s infant daughter holding the book.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But that doesn\u2019t mean the \u201cYoung Sheldon\u201d cast is full of readers.<\/p>\n

\u201cMontana isn\u2019t the biggest reader, but he said he was going to read my book and I was so honored,\u201d Revord says. \u201cI was like, \u2018I\u2019m going to get this child to read a book for the first time in like 10 years!\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Maybe a safer bet is Jordan\u2019s daughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMy little reader,\u201d Revord says, affectionately.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Raegan Revord been up to since \u2018Young Sheldon\u2019?<\/p>\n

Revord chose to set \u201cRules\u201d on a college campus in England purposely \u2013 call it manifesting.\u00a0If it ever turns into a movie, Revord says they’d love an excuse to spend extended time there. The actor has also dabbled in college life, taking classes at UCLA in their free time, relishing in the chance to \u201cromanticize everything\u201d about writing studies.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could definitely see myself going to college at some point for creative writing. I think at the moment, no, but in the future there is a high chance,\u201d Revord says. \u201cI want to move to the London-adjacent area one day, and so if I have to get a student visa to do that, I will.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

For now, they\u2019re squarely focused on author duties \u2013 a second book, this time fantasy, is in the works. They actually started writing it long before “Rules,” but put it aside to fast-track the fun rom-com. That their debut is an LGBTQ+ love story was important to Revord, who is queer and wished they had a larger bookshelf of these romances when they were younger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to contribute to the ever-growing, amazing collection of queer literature is such an honor, and very exciting,\u201d Revord says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Clare Mulroy is USA TODAY\u2019s Books Reporter, where she covers buzzy releases, chats with authors and dives into the culture of reading. Find her on Instagram<\/a>, subscribe to our weekly Books newsletter<\/a> or tell her what you\u2019re reading at cmulroy@usatoday.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n