All My Children Names New Head Writers

January 20, 2010 5:46 PM By SOAPnet.com

Donna began her career working on All My Children as a program executive. She worked closely with Agnes Nixon, the show's creator (and head writer at the time), with firsthand involvement in the crafting of stories about then-new characters like Jesse and Angie Hubbard, as well as some classic Erica tales. Donna went on to serve as head writer for Another World from 1988-1992. In 1997, she joined the writing team of Guiding Light. In 2004, she joined David as co-head writer of the show. Other writing credits include Port Charles and The Bold and the Beautiful.

 

Said Donna: "Working with Agnes Nixon was a highlight of my career. My first job in soaps was as Director of Daytime at ABC. I was assigned to, among other soaps, AMC. I remember sitting next to Agnes in meetings and marveling at how she always went right to the heart of scenes. How she brilliantly crafted the dreamers, the strivers, the connivers, the heroes -- so that we loved everyone of them. At times, Pine Valley was more real to me than Manhattan. I was lucky to learn how to tell story at the feet of a true Master".

 

The head writing duties of All My Children have been vacant since Chuck Pratt exited the role in November of 2009.

 

A new head writing regime is not the only change the show has undergone lately. The cast JUST started taping in Los Angeles. To see which cast members made the move, visit our gallery here.

 

What sort of stories would you like to see David and Donna pen for Pine Valley? Share your thoughts on the news below!

 

Photo Credit: Donna Swajeski/JPI

 

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Comments (31)

seansnana3
Mon, Jan 25 - 6:48 am

Its about time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe amc will make it to the 80th anniv. now!

cnesporoaks
Mon, Jan 25 - 5:40 am

IT'S ABOUT TIME! The prior writers were the worst ever. It was an embarassment to the actors and the audience.
I finally stopped watching last fall after 35 years because the story lines were SO boring and went nowhere.
I will give them another chance but they sure have their work cut out for them!

LuvmyHubbs
Sun, Jan 24 - 8:55 pm

New Co-Head Writers. I'd like to see the following:

Strong Women, committed relationships, Jesse & Angie in a major frontburner storyline, Frankie & Randi have their first child, realistic storylines that are character driven and the focus on family, love and romance.

akasanmart
Sat, Jan 23 - 10:50 pm

Hello

I love AMC and I hope for another 40 but these writers are coming from GL and ATWT, I loved GL in the 90s but we all know what fate these two longtime soaps have suffered. I hope these writers don't take AMC down the same road. As far as I heard both have been cancelled!! But I do wish them lots of luck cuz I have been a fan of AMC fro 25 yrs I don't want to c it gone not like GL!!

marceymm
Sat, Jan 23 - 9:32 am

I agree completly

marceymm
Sat, Jan 23 - 9:31 am

PLEASE!!! Tad is great I do agree about Marissa and the the Colby is horrible. But Reba from Guiding light is just as bad all the actors on that show were bad

marceymm
Sat, Jan 23 - 9:29 am

I real;y hope the new writer don't mess everything up Guiding light sucked and I never liked their story lies. All my children has had great stories lets keep it that way.

Also I can't wait for Kendall to come back and her & Greelee together again.

miogioello
Fri, Jan 22 - 12:15 pm

I'm hoping something good will now happen with thew writers. I'm getting tired of AMANDA being sooooo stupid and blind by David's little tactics. When will they make her open up her eyes and mean the words "ENUF is ENUF"! From the start I knew Greenlee was not DEAD...surprising they never found body which can only mean she's returning some day! They should have put her to rest. As for Adam and his arrogant family, they NEED to make changes and fast. I wish they make Adam open up his eyes and not his wallet to Annie, as she's becoming very boring on the show and irritating as well. She needs to go, among others, especially Scott. What should have happened was make the Adam trial a real life trial and not a JOKE/LAUGH. That would never happen in real ife as to how it turned out and all the idiotic things that happened in between, which they (AMC) claims to base the show to be on real life issues (such as cancer, etc.). I think it's time to put AMC to rest once and for all!!!

thinkingtoomuch
Fri, Jan 22 - 12:10 pm

I'll give these a chance today was the best Adam I'd seen in awhile. Sneaky and Coniving.

ghday
Thu, Jan 21 - 6:18 pm

Im so happpy that AMC is 40 and that their getting some new writters and since they are 40 they need to try and work on getting some better actors on the show im not saying there bad actors but they need some new ones on the show and fire some of the bad ones like TAD and MARRISSA they should try and get REVA from GUDING LIGHT or TODD from ONE LIFE TO LIVE to come to the show

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