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Originally Posted by fidstar-poker
You don't have to tell me, but relying on income must be stressful. Is it like... get paid $20k in January, then nothing for 2 months, then $30k in April.. then nothing for a month?
Or is it more stable than that?
Good f'ing question.
If you sell a movie script/get hired to write a movie or write in a production you're getting paid BIG every two weeks for a few months.
If you get hired in a Tv show staff on any level (writers assist through show runner) you're getting paid every two weeks through the shooting season and you're getting paid well to very well. Say between 5k for the bottom rung and 20k a month for the lead writers.
I've yet to get one of those season long gigs on a show, just an episode or 2 here or there. That's why I learned video editing and shooting and cover music events on the side b/c most of my writing gigs are re-writes/polishes, story editing and stuff. But I want one of those badass sitcom jobs where you're making 100-200k / year
I did sell a couple of movie scripts in 2009/2010 and I made good money but I was young and used to being poor so I lived well off of it and invested nothing. Next sale or good job I'm investing like 75% of my take home. Now that I have a couple of small
Investments I get the value of the return on investment for income and want much more instead of just spending what I earn.