Looking to cut costs, Hollywood studios recast the rules under which they have long hired writers.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-writers-20100703,0,1718766.story?track=rss

That's depressing to hear, no doubt -- that even established screenwriters and even actors and filmmakers are having hard times nowadays, but seriously, who the hell isn't? Every job has lower wages and hiring rates these days, anyway.

There's still hope, to be honest. Several new screenwriters have popped out of the blue recently, so there's obviously still an opportunity out there if you're willing to find it.

--Julio

Oh gasp, that means the pros are being forced to write their movies before they actually...wait a minute. I guess they don't remember the spec life.