Marc Cheatom @marcacheatom

Speculative Fiction and Drama Writer| Poet | read my pinned acheatom.wixsite.com/portfolio United States Joined March 2015

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☪︎ Samiha @hijabi_soldier

2 years ago

I know a lot of writers are retracting their pitches because of idea thieves, & I way to say the app I'm making (called Pitched which is 90% complete) is my way of making a safe space for you all. The manuscripts you post there will NOT be viewable to other writers. Only agents

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Haley OC @MILFWEEED

2 years ago

when you realize that the studios have already lost 20x the money the WGA is asking for since the strike began you really see it’s just about greed, power and keeping your workers reliant on you. they could pay the WGA TOMORROW and not feel the dent.

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John Rogers @jonrog1

2 years ago

1) There have been a couple threads today about the importance of having writers on set, and a lot of them have focused on last minute changes to to physical locations, story continuity, etc, but there are two other reasons I want to hit a) dialogue and b) training

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Sera Gamble @serathegamble

2 years ago

WHY HAVE A TV WRITER ON SET? Since they already wrote the script (and rewrote it 8 times, and tweaked it after the table read)? Glad you asked, here's a thread.

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Writers Guild of America West @WGAWest

2 years ago

The so-called “A through H” duties are specifically defined in the Guild contract as writing services and therefore constitute struck work that Guild members are prohibited from doing during a work stoppage. #WGAstrong

The Hollywood Reporter @THR

2 years ago

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Hat 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @TheHatalwayswin

2 years ago

To those wondering why people are against AI, my film teacher fails any student that turns in AI stuff for assignments. She said you can always tell when somethings AI written because of how Cold and perfect it reads. You need that emotion and warmth thats something human made.

DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm

2 years ago

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jourdain searles @judysquirrels

2 years ago

it’s fascinating to me that writing is the backbone of society (we learn everything from text!) but people seem to think it’s both 1) the easiest job in the world and 2) a job only privileged people pursue and thus shouldn’t complain about how little it pays.

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Film Updates @FilmUpdates

2 years ago

First teaser for Kim Yong-Hwa’s ‘The Moon’ starring Sol Kyung-Gu, Doh Kyung-Soo and Kim Hee-Ae.

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Rob LaZebnik @Rlazebnik

2 years ago

The WGA has never wanted to strike, but here's what our predecessors and we achieved when we had to: 1953 -- 13 weeks. First TV RESIDUALS 1960 -- 22 weeks. First FEATURE RESIDUALS, independent PENSION, HEALTH INSURANCE, 4% TV residuals

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Zack Stentz @MuseZack

2 years ago

I remember standing in front of Warner Bros. on the first day of the 2007-08 WGA strike & listening to the usual rounds of speeches from leaders & supportive actors. But the most memorable one was by a veteran sitcom writer who was super-honest about how scared he was...

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✊🏾🇵🇷Vita Ayala🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @definitelyvita

2 years ago

The way people are responding to the writer's strike tells all that needs telling about how they actually value art, and the people who create art. Just taking note of who sees creators as human beings and who thinks of creators are content mills.

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bacall 🩸🦇 @mulhollandmiya

2 years ago

i feel like people are failing to grasp that there is no hollywood or jobs in hollywoods without writers. actors cannot act without a script, directors can’t direct without a script, producers can’t produce and so on and so on. writers are the backbone of hollywood.

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DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm

2 years ago

“I think we have a list of demands that are all pretty reasonable and it feels like the other side is not negotiating in a good faith way.” —‘Yellowjackets’ co-creator Bart Nickerson; day 1 of the writers’ strike

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DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm

2 years ago

“We’re fighting to stop the streamers and the studios from turning writing from a career into a gig job. They’re trying to take away our jobs and employ us one day a week like we’re Uber drivers…We’re fighting for fairness.” —Adam Conover; day 1 of the writers’ strike

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Film Updates @FilmUpdates

2 years ago

Writers deserve to be compensated fairly for their work. We wholeheartedly stand with the WGA in their pursuit for fair contracts and reasonable pay. There would be no films without writers. wgacontract2023.org/announcements/… #WGAStrong

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Eliza Skinner @elizaskinner

2 years ago

This is truly, simply what the WGA strike is about: do you detect a difference b/t the shows you stream (through Roku, your laptop, etc) and the ones you watch through a cable box? Bc we do the same work for both, but we take a HUGE paycut for streaming shows. 1/3

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Kosoko Jackson @KosokoJackson

2 years ago

As someone who is trying to start screenwriting I talked with my film agent about this last week. It also unofficially blacklists you from joining writer rooms too. Don’t do it. Wait till the strike is over. Support your fellow writers.

Victoria Marini @LitAgentMarini

2 years ago

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Victoria Marini @LitAgentMarini

2 years ago

PSA: The WGA strike may mean that novelists & authors get approached for screenwriting. While this may seem like a perfect opportunity, please note that the WGA does strongly enforces its right to prevent non-members who have engaged in scabbing from ever becoming members.