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From Cedar Falls to Hollywood: An Interview with Screenwriter Cydney Kelley

Elaine Aronson
Cydney Kelley as an extra on the set of Zoe Ever After

On this Talk of Iowa segment, Charity Nebbe talks with Cydney Kelley, a screenwriter in Los Angeles who writes for the new sitcom, Zoe Ever After.

The show debuted on January 6th and stars actress and singer Brandy Norwood as a newly single mom and business woman in New York City.

Kelley grew up a long way from New York City and Hollywood, in Cedar Falls. In this interview, she talks about how she made her way from the Midwest to the City of Angels, and she paints a picture of what it's like to write for television.

"I can almost liken it to summer camp," she says. "You're on this adventure, you're around the same people all day long for fourteen hours a day, and it's such a team effort. I love that about it."

Zoe Ever After airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. Central on BET.

Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa