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World Service,1 min

Writer "Gurning" and the "Table of Pain"

The Conversation

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Sarah Mayberry has worked as a script writer and story liner on Australia's longest running soap opera Neighbours for 16 years. She explains how she plays the characters parts in her mind when she writes their dialogue. Sarah reveals how emotionally intense storyline sessions can be when colleagues use their own experience to brainstorm ideas. Picture: Sarah Mayberry

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