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Re:Lessons Learned from Trying to Break into Professional Sc... by criddell on Sunday April 02, 2017 @05:07PM (#14019053)
If you like podcasts, give Scriptnotes a try. It's John August and Craig Mazin and they cover a lot of material.

https://johnaugust.com/podcast

One thing that comes up again and again is location. If you are in the US and are writing for film, you pretty much have to be in Los Angeles if you want screenwriting to be your career.

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Re:Lessons Learned from Trying to Break into Professional Sc... by vogt on Sunday April 02, 2017 @07:52PM (#14019746)
Interesting. I wonder if Las Vegas would cut it, since it's so close (reasonably speaking).
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Re:Lessons Learned from Trying to Break into Professional Sc... by laughfactory on Monday April 03, 2017 @11:45AM (#14023655)
IMHO, yes, as would any other city within a few hours. You just need to be close enough to pound the pavement and take meetings. Of course it is marginally better to be able to list a Los Angeles phone number and address on your contact info.
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