Chad Gervich

1 hr 20 min Have you ever dreamed of a career in Hollywood, whether that's as a producer, director, writer, agent, actor, or content creator?

Aristotle’s Poetics for Screenwriters By Michael Tierno Hyperion Creating Unforget- table Characters By Linda Seger Henry Holt and Company, Inc. How to Manage Your Agent By Chad Gervich Focal Press Making a Good Script Great By Linda Seger Samuel French Trade Successful Sitcom Writing By Jurgen Wolff St. Martin's Press The Art of Dramatic Writing By Lajos Egri Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Today’s question comes from 44-year-old Mark, a “published and partway established novelist and short-story writer” in London. Unfortunately, Mark has been laid off due to the “financial climate,” and he’s wondering if this is a good time to head to L.A. to try and jump-start a screenwriting career. Mark writes (abridged for length)… I know… that in anything writing-related, contacts – the right ones and lots of ’em – are vitally important, as much as the hard work and knowing one’s place.