Millions turn to online dating sites for the perfect match. But with so many people looking for love online, some people want extra help to give their profiles an edge. Enter screenwriter Evan Katz. He turned his talent for writing plausible, lovable fictional characters into a for-profit business getting real dates for real people. He calls his business E-Cyrano, as in Cyrano of Bergerac. Although Katz doesn’t have the giant nose. Lori Gottlieb tells the story.
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