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• When do you give up and walk away?

  September 11, 2008

  • I admit it - I am a big fan of having the last word. I fight with words, not fists, and I can be very tenacious in an argument. 

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• Losing faith

  September 6, 2008

  • This is a fact that was shared in the fall previews, so I don’t

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• The drama of life

  September 4, 2008

  • My apol

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• What daytime SHOULD steal from prime time

  August 20, 2008

  • One obvious trend in daytime that emerged in the late 70s and early 80s was the habit of stealing storyline ideas from prime time television.

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• Audacious list (6 of 10): Bad apples redux

  August 18, 2008

  • As some of you may know, my new day job is in an industry that talks about how you recruit the best and brightest people, give them some boundaries and guidelines, and then let them be total rock s

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• Audacious list (5 of 10): The fan who knew too much

  August 7, 2008

  • The continuing list of issues that negatively affect the creative process of soaps.

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• Here you come again

  August 7, 2008

  • The news that the character of James Stenbeck is returning to ATWT gets a mixed reaction from me.

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• Audacious list (4 of 10): Not pruning the tree

  August 7, 2008

  • I hope no one out there thinks I've invented all of the ideas I'm talking about. I'm a very good thief. (Which is one of the reasons I've always wanted to write for a soap opera!) 

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• Audacious list (3 of 10): Fear the Frankenshow

  August 2, 2008

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• Audacious list (2 of 10): As if feminism never happened

  July 30, 2008

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• Audacious List (1 of 10) - Lack of diversity

  July 26, 2008

  • This entry is also featured in my blog about soap operas, "A Thousand Other Worlds", which can be found at: Continue Reading » 1 Comment