David Kreizman is an Emmy Award-winning soap opera showrunner, a former WWE head writer, and the co-creator and head writer of the hit podcast for kids (and their parents), “The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel.” In our in-depth interview, David explains about how Mars Patel went from an idea between friends in a coffee shop to the juggernaut it is today, the unique challenges in writing fictional stories for audio, and what it's like to write for The Guiding Light and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

David Kreizman is an Emmy Award-winning soap opera showrunner, a former WWE head writer, and the co-creator and head writer of the hit podcast for kids (and their parents), “The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel.” In our in-depth interview, David explains about how Mars Patel went from an idea between friends in a coffee shop to the juggernaut it is today, the unique challenges in writing fictional stories for audio, and what it's like to write for The Guiding Light and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

David Kreizman&nbsp;is an Emmy Award-winning soap opera showrunner, a former WWE head writer, and the co-creator and head writer of the hit podcast for kids (and their parents), “The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel.” In our in-depth interview, David explains about how Mars Patel went from an idea between friends in a coffee shop to the juggernaut it is today, the unique challenges in writing fictional stories for audio, and what it's like to write for The Guiding Light and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Ep. 15 — Mars Patel Head Writer David Kreizman on Writing for Soaps, the WWE, and a New Hit Podcast for Kids

Write About Now features in-depth interviews with successful writers of all types and stripes—journalists, screenwriters, novelists, ghostwriters, and more. Host, Jonathan Small, takes a deep dive into how writers master their craft, offering tips, inspiration, and laughs for both aspiring and professional scribes.

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Ep. 15 — Mars Patel Head Writer David Kreizman on Writing for Soaps, the WWE, and a New Hit Podcast for Kids

Ep. 15 — Mars Patel Head Writer David Kreizman on Writing for Soaps, the WWE, and a New Hit Podcast for Kids

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