The Evolving Portfolio

It all began the hot summer of 1995 in my hometown of Buckner, Arkansas. My oldest sister, Vanessa, wanted my sisters and I to tape Days of our Lives for her while she was at work. I was enthralled by the story of Marlena being possessed by the Devil and in the small town grocery store, I saw Deidre Hall on the cover of Soap Opera Digest and read the magazine in the checkout line and noticed "Head Writer James E. Reilly" credited for his quotes and thoughts previewing the latest beats of the story. It then dawned on me that people "write" this stuff and I also thought it would be fun to write.

What was a casual, fun summer show turned into years of taping and viewing various soap operas, reading and doing research on the past and present, and writing my own fun, soapy scripts and stories. Something I had done since I was 11 years old.

Part of that dream came true in March, when I was contacted by Bell-Phillip Television Productions to write a sample script for the Emmy-Winning CBS drama, The Bold and the Beautiful. That work lead to being accepted into The Writers Guild of America, West as an Associate Member.

This blog was created with the full intention of developing an evolving portfolio for those in and out of the industry who are interested. I'll add past and present spec scripts, original material, and update readers on my progress.

Thank you for reading. If you'd like to contact me, please e-mail me at raymond.burks@gmail.com.