Episode 29: Liz Tigelaar, "Little Fires Everywhere"

<p>Kaitlin chats with <strong>Liz Tigelaar</strong> – showrunner and head writer for the Hulu miniseries LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE – about the start of Liz's creative journey as a Dawson's Creek writer's assistant, how story arcs around mothers and daughters have evolved, why an intersectional writers' room is essential for all storytelling, and much more.</p> <p><strong>Liz Tigelaar</strong>'s long career in TV drama includes shows like BROTHERS AND SISTERS, ONCE UPON A TIME, and NASHVILLE, among others. She also created the CW series LIFE UNEXPECTED and ran the Golden Globe-nominated Hulu series CASUAL.</p> <p>Her latest project, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, stars Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon and is based on the novel by Celeste Ng. The series is a meditation on motherhood, race, and the tensions between them in a suburban Ohio town in the '90s.</p> <p>--<br /> <strong>Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews:<br /></strong><a href= "http://www.onwriting.org/">www.onwriting.org/<br /></a><strong>--<br /> Follow Kaitlin on Twitter:</strong> <a href= "https://twitter.com/kaitlinfontana">@KaitlinFontana</a><strong><br /> Follow the Guild on social media:<br /></strong>Twitter: <a href= "http://twitter.com/onwritingwgae">@OnWritingWGAE</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/wgaeast">@WGAEast</a><br /> Facebook: <a href= "http://www.facebook.com/wgaeast">/WGAEast</a><br /> Instagram: <a href= "http://instagram.com/wgaeast">@WGAEast</a></p>