Nathan Bransford, TVWriter™’s favorite publishing know-it-all, has a few words for us about every writer’s nightmare scenario.
By far the most common question I get when I’m working with authors is “will this sell?” (Spoiler: this is impossible to answer).
Did you know that the Writers Guild of America West has a foundation devoted to enabling/helping writers? And that the Writers Guild Foundation has a blog?
We just found out ourselves, and on our first visit, we saw this.
Time to get back to basics on this whole writing career thing. And what better place to begin than this article from freelancewriting.com?
Between 2014 and 2019, the number of working freelancers increased by 64.9 percent. In fact, freelancers now represent approximately 35 percent of the world’s workforce, and 75 percent of them say that they wouldn’t do anything else for a living.
Those new to the idea might be wondering: what’s a freelance writer, and why has this career choice become so popular? Just as importantly, what’s in it for the hiring company?
What has our Writers Guild done for us lately?
Glad you asked because the Guild has a wonderful answer in Writers Connect, a short newsletter members get every week. (See? Another good reason to bust your butt to qualify and join.)
Opening DayHow showrunners and writers set the tone for an inclusive room.
Here at TVWriter™ we’re pretty damn proud of how the WGAW is responding to calls for the end of the various forms of discrimination that have pervaded our society for far too long. Here’s an update.
December 8, 2020