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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 318919" data-attributes="member: 27">The writer of that day's episode only writes the dialogue/settings, etc. off the plan or outline given to them by the breakdown writer.  Their "creativity" is limited to how well they can translate outlined plots into dialogue and activities onscreen.   So LSV would not be given the chance to write any "stories" for anyone, much less his character---he'd just be putting words into the mouths of the characters.  Until very recently these writers were referred to as the Script Writers (as opposed to Head Writer or Breakdown Writer) for this reason.  A lot of soap actors have graduated to writing for the soaps, and some have even worked their way up to Head Writer.</blockquote>