When you move your material ass to the geographic site of your dream, your peers and potential mentors think at once, This person is serious. She has committed. She has burned the boats. She is one of us. Remember, the potential colleagues and decision-makers who can open doors for you . . . they’ve all already moved to Austin or Nashville or wherever the action in their/your field is hottest. They’ve moved to these places because they’re serious. Because they’re committed. Yes, technically, you can audition via Zoom or send in your demo from fifteen hundred miles away, but you and your
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