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7 breakdown writers is kind of excessive.

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On 5/11/2026 at 10:49 AM, Vorachote S. said:

as of March 2026

The Young and the Restless

Head Writer: Josh Griffith

Script Editor: Marin Gazzaniga

Associate Head Writer: Marla Kanelos & Dave Ryan

Script Writer: Susan Banks, Amanda L. Beall, James Harmon Brown, Lisa Connor, Rebecca McCarty & Madelaine Phillips

The Bold and the Beautiful

Head Writer: Bradley Bell & Michael Minnis

Associate Head Writer: Mark V. Pinciotti

Script Writer: Rex M. Best, Shannon B. Bradley, Adam Dusevoir, Tracey Ann Kelly, Sarah M. Perna, Lawrence Saint-Victor & Heather Tom

Beyond the Gates

Head Writer: Michele Val Jean & Tracey Thomson

Script Editor: Susan Dansby & Skyy Sandifer

Breakdown Writer: Sara A. Bibel, Jamey Giddens, Anthony Lucente, Michael Montgomery, Natalie Minardi Slater & Teresa Zimmerman

Script Writer: Jazmen Darnell Brown, Cheryl L. Davis, Anthony Lucente, Danielle Paige, Skyy Sandifer & Judy Tate

General Hospital

Head Writer: Elizabeth Korte & Chris Van Etten

Script Editor: Cathy LePard

Breakdown Writer: Nigel Campbell, Suzanne Flynn, Ryan Quan, Louise Rozett & Micah Steinberg

Script Writer: Charlotte Gibson, Kate Hall, Stacey Pulwer, Steve Rosenberg & Scott Sickles

Days of our Lives

Head Writer: Paula Cwikly & Jeanne Marie Ford

Script Editor: Fran Myers

Associate Head Writer: Rick Draughon, Simone Hawthorne, Katherine Schock, Lisa Seidman, Megan Titus & Tyler Topits

Script Writer: Lenore Adediran, Joanna Cohen, Kate Culliton, David Kreizman, Melanie Martinez, Henry Newman, Dan O'Connor & Isaac Francis Tackman


This list from March confused me. Then I remembered that I thought I heard that IMDB lists soap breakdown writers as "associate HW", but they're actually breakdown writers? Is that true for this March 2026 staff list for Y&R and Days?

Another question/comment. I remember that Josh Griffith laid off all (or almost all) of the Y&R breakdown writers in early 2023 -- before the writers strike -- so that he wouldn't have to employ them after the strike. For a while there, JG was doing EP, HW, and breakdowns all himself. Now he's no longer EP. Just wondering if, in the meantime, Y&R has breakdown writers again -- and are they the one listed as assoc.hw on the above March 2026 list?

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6 hours ago, Toups said:

DAYS:

- Cydney Kelley first listed as Breakdown Writer on June 19

@JAS0N47 Do you have her bio? I last updated her profile in 2009. LOL

This is what I found in my archive, but looks like it is from 2009-ish as well!

CYDNEY KELLEY

Cydney Lee Kelley started out acting as an extra in shows such as "Family Matters", "Party of Five", and "7th Heaven." She then became an intern at "Party of Five", and in 1998, started interning at "Days of Our Lives." Kelley worked her way up to a writers' assistant before becoming a full time writer in 2007. Kelley was born on March 11, 1974 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Tenure: March 22, 2007-January 16, 2008; April 23, 2008-Present.

UPDATE: I found the newer one from 2017 from Internet Archive:

2017 Bio:

Cydney Kelley has returned to the "Days" writing staff as a script writer. Kelley started out as an actress, appearing as an extra in shows such as "Family Matters", "Party of Five", and "7th Heaven." She then became an intern at "Party of Five." Kelley began her "Days" career as a writers' assistant from October 1998-April 2002. She was also a script writer from April 2001-September 2003. Kelley returned to "Days" as a writers' assistant in July 2006 and again worked as a script writer from March 2007-August 2009. In recent years, Kelley worked as a writers' assistant on "The Game" (2011-2015), "Being Mary Jane" (2014) and "Zoe Ever After" (2016). Cydney Lee Kelley was born on March 11, 1974 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Tenure: October 1998-September 4, 2003; July 24, 2006-August 26, 2009; December 28, 2016-Present.

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