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What Writing TV Soap Operas Taught Me About Writing Novels

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On Ten Iconic Women Writers of Film and Television

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<em>Lisa Frankenstein</em> is a Charming Comedy, Even If It’s Missing Some Parts

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How Stanley Kubrick Brought Stephen King’s <em>The Shining</em> to the Big Screen

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