You'd just die if you put your head to the grindstone.
Wherever a writer grew up, they're obviously influenced by that area, and I'm sure their characters are pulled from those experiences.
I've certainly been someone who has loved to mine the trials and tribulations of growing up in general, and the people who are in our lives, and I don't mind pulling from them and writing things down on my phone that my family says.
If you're a writer, the insight of other writers - if there's some kind of Holy Grail message on how to deal with writer's block or how to deal with any problem that can come up - whether you're writing about yourself or a group of people, I find that very interesting.
I think what's wonderful is that 'Community' has always had its voice, has always had it's vision, and that started from the very beginning.
My acting has always been in the world of comedy, but in my writing, other than writing sketches, I really am drawn to the balance between comedy and drama. I like things that sort of toe that line of one minute you're in this emotional space and then all of the sudden something happens.
Improv has been immensely beneficial to me as both an actor and a writer.
We all know that technology has advanced to the point of watching TV online.
In television, the writer-creator-showrunner is embraced as the creative mind.