Like many, the well dried up after my first staff job, even being a WB alum.
And now I am going back onto active duty in the Navy just to pay the bills.
It shouldnt be this way.
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Like many, the well dried up after my first staff job, even being a WB alum.
And now I am going back onto active duty in the Navy just to pay the bills.
But the state of the industry is dire.
Lower and mid-level jobs have been disappearing.
The rise of mini-rooms and auteur series where only one or two writers are credited in an entire season.
His views are shared by many other guild members who are urging a Yes vote on strike authorization.
Its about maintaining a healthy middle/working class of writers in our industry.
Its about showing our collective strength as new tech threatens to take away our leverage.
Vote YES on strike authorization.
When voting opens on the 11thIm voting YES, wrote veteran comedy writer Susan Hurwitz Arneson.
Heres a simple reason why.
Prod budgets are up.
Company profits are up.
No movie or TV show exists if a writer doesnt create something from nothing.
My income hasnt increased as Ive gained experience & added responsibilities.
This is happening to writers at every level.
It needs to stop.
You wont be able to afford it.
The studios arent paying us now, they definitely wont be paying any of us including you.
Their current offer is basically what we already receive, will not address key issues.
If conditions continue, a writing career will not be tenable for majority of middle-class writers.
All of this comes as the WGA agreed to hold negotiations this week amid a previously planned two-week break.
