Originally Posted by Freak

The film industry is actually BY FAR the easiest way for creative writers to be successful. Of the main four sections of writing -- drama, poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction -- the opportunity for work, as well as payoff, are both highest in drama.

There are tons of writers in Hollywood who make a really decent living, but the harsh part is that for a lot of these people they never actually have anything they write produced. That is, they sell the rights to big film and TV companies, but the project gets thrown out a year or so later. I've heard screenwriters have a fairly high rate of depression because of this.

Just helping ya out brotha.