The big games are not being played in New York, at least not this year and not at least for new entries to the work force. That's what Huffingtonpost.com reports. Better bets are cities like Atlanta and Pittsburgh. The cost of living is lower than Manhattan where a studio can run $2500 a month and The Great Recession hadn't hit it so hard.
The wanting to start in Manhattan reflects the magical thinking that one should and can start on-the-top. It used to be accepted, as in the time that Bob Woodward was starting out in journalism, that you worked your way up, step by step. Today, there's more of an expectation of hitting homeruns, fast and easily. I know of one ghostwriter, once successful who waits for that big score and turns down smaller assignments. She is no longer successful.
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