An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.

Meet the Borgens family. William Borgens is an acclaimed author who hasn't written a word since his ex-wife Erica left him 3 years ago for another man. In between spying on Erica and having casual romps with his married neighbor Tricia, Bill deals with the complexities of raising his teenagers, Samantha and Rusty. Samantha is publishing her first novel and is determined to avoid love at all costs--after all she's seen what it has done to her parents. In between hook-ups she meets "nice guy" Lou, who will stop at nothing to win her over. Rusty is an aspiring fantasy writer and Stephen King aficionado who is on a quest to gain 'life experiences'. He falls for beautiful but troubled Kate and gets his first taste of love--and a broken heart. A tale of family, love (lost and found), and how endings can make new beginnings. There are no rewrites in life, only second chances.—Becker Film Group

Published novelist Bill Borgens has a modicum of fame, especially within literary circles. He has fostered in his two offspring, 19-year-old college student Samanta and 16-year-old high-schooler Rusty, a love of writing; he has made them keep journals since they were little to express whatever was on their minds, never reading them without permission. Bill himself has stopped writing; he's been obsessing over his ex-wife Erica, his teens' mother, who left him for a younger man, Martin. He has a a steady F-buddy in married neighbor Tricia Walcott, but that's it: he doesn't date, having every expectation that Erica will return. He even sets a place for her at the table every Thanksgiving Day. Sam hasn't spoke to her mother in over a year, hating and blaming her for the divorce, which has resulted in Sam becoming a cynical young woman who protects herself from being hurt by engaging in promiscuous no-strings sex. Her cynicism is reflected in her just-published first novel that she had started writing after her parents broke up. Louis, one of her classmates who is unlike anyone she's ever slept with, tries to change her perception of relationships between people as he pursues her romantically. Conversely, Bill doesn't feel that Rusty, who wants to be the next Stephen King, has yet exposed himself enough to life to be a successful writer. As such, Rusty opens himself up in his pursuit of classmate Kate, part of the popular crowd--including her boyfriend--but she has her own troubles.—Huggo

William Borgens (Kinnear) is an acclaimed author who hasn't written a word since his ex-wife Erica (Connelly) left him three years ago for another man. In between spying on Erica and casual romps with his married neighbour Tricia (Bell), Bill is dealing with the complexities of raising his teenage children Samantha (Collins) and Rusty (Wolff).