So You Think You Can Dance is back. This isn’t the first column motivated by thoughts that creep in as I watch this fantastic show. But this week, I’m going to combine what I saw…
Last Call for Who Inspires You Nominations
It’s the end of the month and that usually means it’s time for another dose of inspired awesomeosity! But when I went through my email inbox, I realized I had used up the last of…
A Spy at 200 S. LaBrea
I’ve written before about Waiting Room Games, The Do-Over, Bringing the Kids Along, and Going There and Letting It All Go. I get that there’s a very particular world actors must inhabit as they go…
Understanding Upfronts
So, the upfronts are an annual experience in New York, where network execs trot out shows’ stars in an attempt to get as much excitement generated about their new fall line-ups as possible… in order…
Actor Update from Mariana Vily
Hello Bonnie! It seems so incredibly long since the last time we interacted (and indeed it’s probably been a couple of months). In case you don’t remember me, I’m the Argentinean who went over to…
Feedback on The Agent WOW Kit
Got some great feedback on The Agent WOW Kit. Here’s a sampling. Again, your weekly articles are so timely! I’m about to go into a meeting with a big agent today and I just read…
The Super Bowl
Regular readers know I love football. Specifically, college football. More specifically, SEC football. Most specifically, UGA football. Sue me. I’m a Georgia girl and I bleed red and black. I’ve written several times over the…
Should Actors Include Social Networking Numbers on Submissions?
I just read an article that recommends that actors and agents should start to list how many Facebook/Twitter friends an actor has on his resumé because indie producers are looking for “buzzability.” Are we going…
Connect the Dots
I find it so interesting to track certain “landmark days” in my life. Y’know the days, right? When you look back at major positive shifts, you are able to trace them to a common event…
Gratitude Unplugged
Golly. This posted started out as one about how I got my gratitude back through an exercise I created for myself. (I needed my gratitude back because I’d been feeling the need to cash in…