In your opinion who is the best writer of all time. It can be for any show?

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Scince there are no good writers anymore we can dream that one day, daytime will be able to rebound from its slump.

William J. Bell.

Also, from the little I have seen of their work, Doug Marland and Agnes Nixon were also great.

The closest we get to that nowdays is Kay Alden and Brad Bell, for certain qualities that they have as writers. Alden is especially good.

Edited March 22, 200817 yr by YRBB

Lynn Marie Latham, Megan McTavish, Ellen Weston and David Kriezman are the new Bell, Nixon, Marland's etc.

Lynn Marie Latham, Megan McTavish, Ellen Weston and David Kriezman are the new Bell, Nixon, Marland's etc.

Barf.

Edited March 23, 200817 yr by YRBB

James Reilly and Esensten & Brown. Kreizman is just huge.

Two names come to mind--Nancy Curlee & Lorraine Broderrick

I'd say same as you all, Bell, Nixon, & Marland

Edited March 22, 200817 yr by Zendall Fan

James Reilly and Esensten & Brown. Kreizman is just huge.

You know, if someone told Kriezman he was the next Doug Marland...would he get the sarcasm? I somehow doubt it. The bar has been lowered so much he's probably a god among his fellow daytime hacks.

William J Bell, in my view, is the finest writer to ever grace daytime.

Agnes Nixon and Doug Marland are close seconds, they both had brilliant runs (and Agnes probably gets a brilliant idea injected into AMC whenever that son of a bitch Frons is on vacation). Claire Labine was also very good, as were Bridget and Jerry Dobson.

Of the current crop I believe Kay Alden and Brad Bell are the best. Maria Arena Bell also seems to be good, but she's been there only a little while, so I'll reserve judgment.

And I know I might get stoned for this but I happened to enjoy Bob Guza's solo run on GH (1997-2000). Is he a great writer? No. Is he capable of entertaining an audience? Yep.

William J. Bell and Agnes Nixon then followed closely by Douglas Marland.

Lynn Marie Latham, Megan McTavish, Ellen Weston and David Kriezman are the new Bell, Nixon, Marland's etc.

LOL you beat me to it! I was going to pick the biggest hacks as the best writers

But the best of the best would be Claire Labine, Wisner Washam, Lorraine Broderick, Agnes Nixon, Kay Alden, Douglas Marland, William Bell, Ron Carlivati, Irna Phillips

Edited March 23, 200817 yr by DevotedToAMC

You know, if someone told Kriezman he was the next Doug Marland...would he get the sarcasm? I somehow doubt it. The bar has been lowered so much he's probably a god among his fellow daytime hacks.

Unfortunately, you're so right...

Nancy Curlee, Stephen Demorest, and Lorraine Broderick come to mind. Pamela K. Long wasn't that bad but not that great either. I'd have her write for Guiding Light anyday.

Douglas Marland and William J. Bell were also superb.

Edited March 23, 200817 yr by Noel

Bill Bell

Agnes Nixon

Doug Marland

Harding Lemay

Henry Slesar

Kay Alden

Claire Labine

Harding Lemay

I'm glad someone mentioned him. I don't know why some keep forgetting the man who trained Douglas Marland.