Complex sentence: Novalee's ex-boyfriend Willy Jack Pickens is shown getting into trouble with the law, trying to develop as a country singer while in prison, and after prison he signs on with music agent Ruth Meyers (Joan Cusack).
Split into simpler sentences: Novalee's ex-boyfriend Willy Jack Pickens is shown getting into trouble with the law trying to develop as a country singer while in prison. After prison, he signs on with music agent Ruth Meyers (Joan Cusack).