I don't think writing is that hard, or at least, crafting a good story with good characters should be well within the skills of people hired to be writers profe

I don't think writing is that hard, or at least, crafting a good story with good characters should be well within the skills of people hired to be writers professionally. I think there are a couple of problems around writing as a profession though. Foremost are executive meddling and focus grouping, which are both going to soften your writing to try and appeal to larger audiences. Also there's an issue with writers being hired in teams on a single project, which absolutely prevents any kind of singular vision for a project from forming.