Are You Sure Screenwriting is for You?

Are you an aspiring screenwriter? Think that your movies ideas are the shizz? That your wonderful scripts are the only thing that will keep Jen Aniston and Brad Pitt in communication? You’re ready to hang out at the Ivy and give up all walking privileges?
You might want to read this blog entry by screenwriter Josh Friedman before you pack your bags and move to L.A. Now, I may live in Chicago and not have any famous friends and not be tan, but man, I’m thankful for what I have: simplicity.
If, on the other hand, reading that makes you want to be a part of Hollywood all the more, then go for it. But if you do decide to dive into a world even fuller of politics and sensitivity than any other genre of writing, please let me know how you acquired your thick skin. I would like to know.

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