ABSTRACT
Over the years, whether or not a writer has to reside in Los Angeles in order to gain traction and get his screenwriting career off the ground has been a hot and often contentious topic. Every screenplay that screenwriters embark on has to be an infuriating puzzle that they can not wait to solve. David Boxerbaum of APA shared: His advice to screenwriters is so simple. Too many writers who are too talented and have a career they do not even see in front of them yet, who are going to be very successful, give up too early. EuropaCorp's Chris Coggins shed some light: Writers need to work on their female characters. Writers often try to write for the current marketplace. Danny Tolli, an alumnus of the NHMC program and a writer on The Catch, advised: Never give up writing.
