Inside the Hidden Struggles and Secrets of Writing Amid Los Angeles’ Glamour
Let me say up front, there are advantages for a screenwriter to live in or near Los Angeles. Here are a few key ones:
- You are where the action is. There’s no better way to keep track of the ebb and flow, ins and outs of the movie business than by living in L.A. as the film industry is a ubiquitous presence.
- You are where the players are. Agents, managers, producers, studio execs, talent, L.A. is the center of the film business. Your presence in Los Angeles puts you in proximity to these people which enables you to do networking that much more effectively.
- You are where the deals are. Whether it’s general meetings, pitch meetings, open writing assignment meetings, script meetings, it all happens in L.A., much easier to be a presence if you get a call and have the capability of hopping in your car to drive across town to take a meeting.
Beyond that, L.A. offers writers opportunities to learn more about the craft, everything from presentations through the WGA or Writers Guild Foundation, and an endless stream of public screenings followed by Q&A’s with filmmakers, to meeting up with other writers or attending industry screenings of movies.
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