Erin Foster says TV writers build careers without shows ever airing
Erin Foster · Bonus: A Conversation with Erin and Sara Foster on Everything Founders are Afraid to Say · More or Less Podcast · Nov 29, 2023 · at 20:49
Erin Foster, co-founder of Oversubscribed Ventures and television writer, discusses the realities and economics of working in the entertainment industry.
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“You can make a real career out of being a TV writer without anything ever airing, because they pay you to write it.”
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