HBO screen writer Lollis Eric Ellie was in Baruch this past September. Ellie was interviewed on how he wrote for the show “Treme.” He spoke of how he works with a small creative team of 6 in order to capture the essence of New Orleans in the show. He said that the writers first come up with a culminating final event or season finale. After coming up with an ending (the example he used was two characters getting married), the writers would then sequence episodes building the character’s relationships and leading up to the climatic event.  It intrigued me that writers have a specific ending in mind even before the various events in the series take place. For anyone that is an avid fan of TV, its intriguing to know that some writers don’t just make up the storyline as they go along. It made me wonder, when coming up with a story, should you have a clear ending in mind? OR should it happen spontaneously as your characters come to life?