Hi Everyone. I know there’s one question that’s keeping many of us up at night, "Is there going to be a WGA strike?"
We can only guess what is going to happen, but the WGA writers came out in droves and voted 90% for the strike authorization vote (SAV). According to several of our Hollywood sources, the strike is supposed to start on November 1st, and could last as long as eight months.
Usually during a strike, all production ceases, no properties (scripts) get optioned, the TV season can be significantly delayed, and all the writers who were already working with WGA signatories will crank out their “if only I had more time” pieces. Those of us who are trying to break in will be up against these guys and gals when the strike ends.
How do we get around this? Well, we really can’t. I just encourage everybody to enter the screenplay competitions, write as much as we can, refine our structure, hone our pitches, and hibernate. The good news is that maybe writers will get treated better if many of the WGA demands are ratified.
Check out the following sites for daily updates on the strike:
The Artful Writer
WGA West
Variety
