Advice greatly appreciated.
Here's the general idea. I'm 23 years old, 24 next June, living in the UK (which seems a million miles from LA-LA Land) and screenwriting is what I want to do. It's what I am doing ... writing, and writing, and praying that ICM or WMA will come knocking on my door with a nice golden cheque from 20th Century Fox for a cool $1 million.
Well, I can dream.
Anyway, here's the inevitable question. Should I move to LA or not? I'm sure it probably ranks as the number 1 question asked, but I thought, what the hell...
Like I said, I'm 23 and I've got quite a bit of savings in the bank that would probably tide my over for a while if I did make the move. And, like I also said, screenwriting is what I want to do. And, LA is the place to do it, right? I mean, that's where the action is. If you want to be in the middle of it, it's the best place to be, correct?
I have no real commitments here in the UK. No spouse or kids. Just parents and younger sister who support my ambitions and dreams. I have a job that I could do without. Basically, nothing is really keeping me here.
But, is it worth packing up my belongings and travelling 4000 miles? Surely there must be hundreds, if not thousands of other people in the same position as me. But, I believe in myself and believe in my writing to think I could make it (I'm dreaming now, right?).
Anyway, there you have it. Like I said earlier, any advice from people who have made the move, or hell, any advice from anybody would be very much appreciated.
Thanks,
Doubler
Here's the general idea. I'm 23 years old, 24 next June, living in the UK (which seems a million miles from LA-LA Land) and screenwriting is what I want to do. It's what I am doing ... writing, and writing, and praying that ICM or WMA will come knocking on my door with a nice golden cheque from 20th Century Fox for a cool $1 million.
Well, I can dream.
Anyway, here's the inevitable question. Should I move to LA or not? I'm sure it probably ranks as the number 1 question asked, but I thought, what the hell...
Like I said, I'm 23 and I've got quite a bit of savings in the bank that would probably tide my over for a while if I did make the move. And, like I also said, screenwriting is what I want to do. And, LA is the place to do it, right? I mean, that's where the action is. If you want to be in the middle of it, it's the best place to be, correct?
I have no real commitments here in the UK. No spouse or kids. Just parents and younger sister who support my ambitions and dreams. I have a job that I could do without. Basically, nothing is really keeping me here.
But, is it worth packing up my belongings and travelling 4000 miles? Surely there must be hundreds, if not thousands of other people in the same position as me. But, I believe in myself and believe in my writing to think I could make it (I'm dreaming now, right?).
Anyway, there you have it. Like I said earlier, any advice from people who have made the move, or hell, any advice from anybody would be very much appreciated.
Thanks,
Doubler
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