By contrast, Christopher Keyser, 37, her writing partner, was insistent that he did not miss those difficult times, when his career and personal life were in flux.

One of their number, Marcus Miller, was Luther Vandross' writing partner on several of the latter's hits.

She immediately urged her writing partner McMurtry to read it and asked him if he felt they could write a screenplay based upon the story.

The studio assign Clay McKinney, a once promising writer whose career was plagued by his alcoholism, to be her writing partner.

She and her writing partner, Patty Marx, have sold a script to Miramax for a comedy called "Long Lost," among others.

She is married to Robert King who is also her writing partner.

In 2007, she returned to the world of fiction, again collaborating with her writing partner.

She is perhaps best known as the co-creator of Party of Five with her writing partner, Christopher Keyser.

King and her writing partner Gerry Goffin wrote over twenty songs that became chart hits.

Since then her brother Nazar has been her writing partner.