Erik Sherman's WriterBiz

A spot about the business of writing as seen by a freelance writer. That includes marketing, sales, contracts, copyright, planning, research - in short, the business end of writing.

Name: Erik Sherman
Location: Massachusetts, United States

I'm an independent writer and photographer who covers business, food, technology, books, media, general features, and pretty much anything appealing that results in a signed check. My work has appeared in such places as the New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Newsweek Japan, Fortune, Inc, Fortune Small Business, the Financial Times, Advertising Age, Saveur, US News & World Report, and Continental

Monday, November 26, 2007

Another View of the WGA Strike

Here's an interesting take on the writers' strike from an industry analyst viewpoint. Seems that some number of industry people may actually agree with the writers. The really intriguing point, though, is that the strike could have some unexpected results, like causing the studios to spend less on speculative ventures (and they put a lot of money into those), which could, ironically, turn into less money for the writers. Instead, writers will end up becoming the entrepreneurs.

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