Daytime TV: A valuable addition to your writer's toolbox

Fiction writers need all the tools they can find, but over time, these tools can become dull and rusty.  When this happens to me, I turn to daytime TV.  These programs are bashed by critics and viewers, but I have a different spin on these show; I find them, especially the soaps, to be very educational.  I write Science Fiction and Fantasy fiction and an exposure to the these programs improves and sharpens my writing skills.  How?  By providing vivid demonstrations of what happens when a...