Even though he’s written for “The Golden Girls,” “Roseanne,” “Gilmore Girls” and “Rita Rocks” (which he created), the hardest writing assignment for Detroit native Stan Zimmerman was writing his memoir. “It’s much different than writing a script. And, also, I was writing this by myself, not with a writing partner, so I had to self-motivate and create a spot in my house that I designed to write this book.
And, of course, having coffee or espresso always handy helped. I guess (that was) the ‘Gilmore Girls’ influence,” explained Zimmerman, who splits his time between New York City and Los Angeles. The middle of three children, Zimmerman — an alumnus of Southfield High School and New York University — is the author of “The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore” (Indigo River Publishing $17.
95). The book chronicles Zimmerman’s beginnings in metropolitan Detroit (he grew up in Southfield), his love of theater, and navigating the trials and tribulations of being a writer in Hollywood. “The most challenging part about writing for the entertainment business is dealing with the constant rejection and having enough faith to keep going.
Also, finding ways to reinvent and challenge yourself,” Zimmerman said. Growing up, he’d recruit the neighborhood kids to put on plays in his basement. Zimmerman convinced Judy Golden, his second-grade teacher at the now-closed John F.
Kennedy Elementary School in Southfield (Zimmerman points out the coincidence of her .
