P.K. Simonds

Today we met with  P.K. Simonds who is a retired screenwriter in the tv industry. He wrote and produced numerous tv shows in Los Angeles for twenty years before retiring. He retired because the writing job is so stressful and tiring. It was really interesting for me to hear about the process. The creation and production of a tv show is a very long one. The money is good, but in the end you can't hold the job while you have a family. Now he is able to do what he loves, write, but now in book form and he is back in New England where the rest of his family resides. To be in the tv business you really must live in Los Angeles. I also learned that actors don't have say in the script and if they attempt to change it they are frowned upon.  I'm really glad I was able to learn so much from him today.