I like writers. They tend to be decent, funny, creative people. I have always found the actor/writer relationship to be a very creative one. I know all the writer jokes actors tell and vice versa but the truth is that actors and writers are like.... well.... Like....Uh... I could act it out for you but I can't put it into words.
In the interest of full disclosure I also tend to like the creative execs I have worked with. I have, like, five friends who are execs and their assistants tell me they are very nice people. So who is holding things up here? All the writers I know would like it if the two sides would sit down and start talking. 4 out of 5 execs I know feel the same... wait... Make that 3 out of 4 -- What a tough business.
What the writers are asking for is more than fair. Let's support them because this battle will have repercussions for all of us no matter what you do.
It is my pleasure to write one for the writers who have written so many for all of us...
Read more about the strike on the Huffington Post's writers' strike page.
Go Paul!
The creative people seem to pretty much ALWAYS get screwed by the parasites that live off them. It's criminal!
The writers NEED a decent living, or we all lose.
Keep on chooglin'. You got the entire strike down in a single song.
Are the producers listening? Hey, that's a funny word "Producers." Because they aren't the ones who are "Producing" the work, are they? It's the WRITERS! What would producers have to produce if the writers didn't produce the product in the first place? Hmm.
Thanks, Paul. From the bottom of my ink-stained fingers.
I'm a Canadian author and it's no different in my country. The writers create the "baby" (the book, show, movie script) and yet we see the least profit from it. It really is a crime. How many authors do you know who live the life of the rich and famous film producers or the mega publishers? A handful or two.
Meanwhile the rest of us authors and writers are lucky to make minimum wage for our time and dedication and promotion of what we have created.
I love what I do. I'm a suspense author. And it's quite suspenseful waiting to see if I made more than a dollar per book. The general public seems to have no idea how little writers make. Most writers I know have second jobs. Yet they write for hours a day, without pay.
And trust me, it's not just Burbank and West L.A. that's watching this strike. Even your neighbors to the north, especially fellow writers, are watching.
I hope they get what they deserve--more money for their time and creativity, the latter a rare commodity.
Sincerely,
Cheryl Kaye Tardif,
bestselling author of Whale Song
and a "decent, funny, creative" person. :)
www.cherylktardif.com