Garren Waldo is a Contributing Writer at Soap Hub. Based in Tennessee, this Southern Fried Spitfire, and authority on all things soapy, whiles away his time critiquing, recapping, and spoiling. He’s sure that within him exists the next Great American Novel, a sensational stage play, and a noteworthy serial or two.
Title: Contributing Writer, Daytime TV Columnist Location: Spring City, Tennessee
Expertise
Topics of Expertise: Critical Analysis, Critical Reading, Soap History, Turning A Phrase Years in This Expertise: 25+ Shows You Write About: The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless. Bygone soap operas (Edge of Night, Guiding Light, Ryan’s Hope, et al.), Foreign serials.
Education & Certifications
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Tennessee Wesleyan College Years of Writing:Professionally: 3+, For Pleasure: 25+
A Word from Garren Waldo
Why Author Chose This Career: I’ve been enamored of the soap opera genre for as long as I can remember, and my most fervent desire is to one day have my name mentioned in the same breath as the likes of Irna Phillips, Henry Slesar, Pat Falken Smith, and Douglas Marland, or, barring what may be the impossible, at the very least alongside soap journalist greats such as John Kelly Genovese, P.K. Waddle, Mimi Torchin, and Marlena De Lacroix. How Author Began Career: An editor with a masochistic streak and the patience of a saint saw fit to take pity on me, an untried but promising scribe with extensive knowledge of soap operas and storylines past and the ability to entertain via the written word. Personal Interests: Dissecting film and television; plugging the myriad of gaps in my knowledge; reading; penning the next Great American Novel, a play that would make Tennessee Williams weep, and an original TV serial worthy of note. Small goals, really.
The Young and the Restless spoilers for November 11-15, 2019 reveal some familial bonding, a blackmail scam getting even more complicated, and a whole lot…
The General Hospital spoilers for November 11-15, 2019, reveal a carefully laid plan disintegrating amidst family trouble, a father-son bond irrevocably shattered, and a whole…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, November 7 features a daring escape from custody, a revelation between attorney and client, and a whole lot of…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, November 6, 2019, features Scotty putting his cards on the table, Elizabeth reading Kim the riot act, Scorpio meddling,…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, November 5, 2019, features a discussion about divorce, a plot revealed, a heartbreaking goodbye, and a struggle with mental…
The Days of Our Lives recap for October 28-November 1, 2019, features a nervous, jittery bride and Jordan Ridgeway’s continued reign of terror. Days of…
The Bold and the Beautiful recap for October 28-November 1, 2019 features Ridge and Shauna engaging in some activities usually reserved for lovers rather than…
The General Hospital recap for Friday, November 1, 2019, features a desperate Ava, an intoxicated Cameron and Josslyn, a dropped lawsuit, and a seriously pissed…
The General Hospital spoilers for November 4-8, 2019, reveal an insidious marriage-busting plot, a change of scenery for Peter, and a whole lot of trouble…
It seems like it’s been ages since The Young and the Restless scripted a storyline-complicating pregnancy but now that the soap has a ready-made quadrangle…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, October 30, 2019, features some Halloween shenanigans, an emergency check-up for Alexis, Cameron picking up a bad habit, and…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, October 29 features Dranco looking at Kim in a new light, Alexis feeling the effects of Kendra’s revenge, Cameron…
Alfred Hitchcock — Master of the Macabre, maestro of horror — was a prolific director specializing in chill-inducing, paranoiac thrillers. And even though he was…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, October 28 features a decision in the contentious Franco vs. Elizabeth hearing, an act of violence from Scotty, Julian…
