Writing Process: Head Writers conceive the long-term story of a series, and write the thrusts, outlining their tale approximately a week at a time, along with their Associate Head Writers and the show's producers. Sometimes, there may be a story document for one particular plot, summarizing all of the major beats, but this isn't required for all stories.

The head writer, associate head writers, and the breakdown writers then divide the week's thrust into five episodes by meeting three times a week. The breakdown writers outline an episode, breaking it down into acts and scenes, with a summary of the action. Sometimes a head writer or associate head writer may choose to write a breakdown. Then the script writers take the breakdown outlines and write dialogue for each scene.

Script/story editors like, Elizabeth Korte, proof-read each completed breakdown outline & script and check for continuity errors. From time to time, a script/story editor can also write breakdown outlines and scripts on their respective shows like Korte does on GH. A breakdown outline or script is not considered completed until the head writer gives final approval.

BEST DAYTIME DRAMA WRITERS: William J. Bell, Kay Alden, Lynn Marie Latham, Linda Schreiber, Cherie Bennett, Joshua S. McCaffrey, Sally Sussman Morina, Josh Griffith, Sandra Weintraub, Janice Ferri Esser, Eric Freiwald, Jeff Gottesfeld, Pat Falken Smith, Claire Labine, Michele Val Jean, Mary Sue Price, Karen Harris, Susan Wald, Patrick Mulcahey, Irna Phillips, Douglas Marland, Bridget Dobson, Jerome Dobson, Lorraine Broderick, Anna Cascio, Richard Culliton, Agnes Nixon, Wisner Washam, Carolyn Culliton, Hogan Sheffer

Y&R WRITERS: Lynn Marie Latham, Scott Hamner, Natalie Minardi Slater, Eric Freiwald, Paula Cwikly, Kola Boof, Cherie Bennett, Jeff Gottesfeld, James Stanley, Sandra Weintraub, Linda Schreiber, Joshua S. McCaffrey, Chris Abbott, Sara A. Bibel, Janice Ferri Esser, Josh Griffith, Lynsey Dufour

GH WRITERS: Robert Guza Jr., Brian Frons, John F. Smith, David Goldschmid, Karen Harris, Susan Wald, Elizabeth Korte, Michele Val Jean, Mary Sue Price, Tracey Thomson, Michael Conforti, Garin Wolf

OLTL WRITERS: Dena Higley, Brian Frons, Kay Alden, Chris Van Etten, Leslie Nipkow, Lisa Seidman, Aida Croal, Shelly Altman, Ron Carlivati, Janet Iacobuzio, Mark Christopher, Carolyn Culliton, Daniel Griffin, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Frances Myers, Victor Gialanella

ATWT WRITERS: Jean Passanante, Christopher Whitesell, Leah Laiman, Gary Sunshine, Elizabeth Page, Courtney Simon, Judy Tate, Susan Dansby, Judith Donato, Lisa Connor, Anna Theresa Cascio, Richard Culliton, David A. Levinson, Mimi Leahey

B&B WRITERS: Bradley Bell, Charles Pratt Jr. (?), Michael Minnis, Elizabeth Snyder, Lee Phillip Bell, John Chambers, Patrick Mulcahey, Jerry Birn, Jim Houghton, Tracey Ann Kelly, Rex M. Best

AMC WRITERS: Megan McTavish, Brian Frons, Kay Alden, Courtney Bugler, Joanna Cohen, Rebecca Taylor, Chip Hayes, Stephen Demorest, Marla Kanelos, Michelle Patrick, Amanda L. Beall, Jeff Beldner, Karen Lewis, Addie Walsh

GL WRITERS: David Kreizman, Donna M. Swajeski, Tita Bell, Rebecca Hanover, David Rupel, Christopher Dunn, Lloyd Gold, Kimberly Hamilton, Jill Lorie Hurst, Penelope Koechl, Royal Miller, David Smilow, Brett Staneart

DOOL WRITERS: Hogan Sheffer, Meg Kelly, Bettina F. Bradbury, Jodie Scholz, James Harmon Brown, Susan Kirshenbaum, Bruce Neckles, Barbara Esensten, Beth Milstein, Frederick Johnson, Gordon Rayfield, Jeanne Marie Ford, Mike Cohen, Michael Slade, Sofia Landon Geier

**all dramas as of 1/31/07**