Lala Pettibone: Standing Room Only

Good luck has always arrived with a hearty helping of bad for Lala. So when she sells her screenplay and falls for the perfect man, running off to the City of Lights can only offer so much respite from the petrifying decisions that await her back in LA.

Heidi Mastrogiovanni of Los Angeles, CA

Heidi Mastrogiovanni is a graduate of Wesleyan University and was chosen as one of ScreenwritingU's 15 Most Recommended Screenwriters of 2013. The comedy web series she writes and produces, Verdene and Gleneda, was awarded the Hotspot on the Writers Guild of America's Hotlist.

Heidi is fluent in German and French, though she doesn't understand why both these languages feel they need more than one definite article. A dedicated animal welfare advocate, Heidi lives in Los Angeles with her musician husband and their rescued senior dogs. She loves to read, hike, travel, and do a classic spit-take whenever something is really funny.