Anticipating Professional Issues
Part Five
Writers hope that there will be an audience for what they write and that they can get paid for their writing. To come full circle, we should remember the opening chapters of the book in which we made the point that scripts are blueprints, instructions to a production team, and that audiences don’t generally read scripts. Although writing may begin as a purely creative act, at some point the question arises: What is the value of this writing? If writing is a professional skill, then how much is it worth? What is someone paying you for? What are your obligations?
The answers to these questions can vary according to the market sector in which you choose to practice your craft. Broadly, the writing market ...
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