On November 13, 2010, I was granted the slow-roll-out option to download my entire Facebook profile. If you have this feature and are looking to unplug (or, heck, even if you’re not, and you —…
What Is My Manager Doing for Me?
What does a manager do anyway? I’ve been out in LA just under two months and got a commercial agent. Yeah! Got a manager. Yeah? Okay, so I didn’t sign any paperwork with him and…
Perspective
I’m back from a delightful mini-break in Desert Hot Springs — a wonderful, private getaway we retreat to as often as humanly possible (which is unfortunately not at all frequently enough) — where I had…
Facebook: How I Unplugged
Before I get into how I unplugged from Facebook in late 2010, let me detail how I became Hyper-Connected, which will provide context for why unplugging has become so important to me now. I was…
Self-Produced Commercial Footage?
Dear Bonnie, Your column continues to inspire me and I find myself sending more and more people to your resources as they are invaluable for all actors! You advise beginning actors who lack screen credits…
Some More of Your Bios
We’re back for another round of bios. Remember my summary from last week: Lay off the clichés, check your grammar, go easy on capitalization, have a SMART friend proofread, cut it for length if it’s…
Thinkin’ Lincoln
Tim Dunigan shared the simplest savings plan in the world with the audience of Your Actor MBA on July 17, 2010 (tape day for this particular episode). On that day, I started Thinkin’ Lincoln and…
Ridiculous Entertainment Industry Myths
So, I have a marketing question about the LA scene that only someone like you could answer. I love that you have a great balance of being unique without being over the top, so, here…
Some of Your Bios
Last week I gave an overview of bio writing and invited y’all to send me your bios (edited or not) for some feedback. Holy cow. Over a hundred of you pinged me with some goodies….
Should I Self-Produce?
Hi Bonnie! A big two-year fan of you and your column and, when I got to LA last year, was fortunate to catch your seminar at AADA. You’re always an inspiration to me! 🙂 I’ve…