Yo, B. I love my agent. I love my new headshots. I HATE the choice from my proofs my agent made for my primary headshot. What do I do? Use whatever I want? Tell my…
All-Access Pass
Whenever I talk with creatives about dealing with friends and relatives whose opinions about this whole artistic pursuit are less than supportive, I come back around to the same thing: We don’t HAVE TO provide…
CD Workshop Reps Are Salespeople FIRST
Bon, help. I’m going through major FOMO with all the CD workshops and courses on boosting my social media following and everyone is making it sound like it’s all so important but I’m not made…
Multimarket Acting: Getting Layered
I’m finalizing my schedule for my first-ever trip to London (*****squeeeeeee***** I am SO excited!) and that means I’m talking with a lot of my clients who are based out of Europe lately. More correctly,…
Parent of Kid Actor Needs Advice
Hi! I just came across your forum, and I really appreciate all the great information I’m reading. I do have a few questions that I haven’t yet found the answers to, so I was wondering…
Stop Multitasking
I know. It’s a hilarious title for a column written by someone who is quite possibly the queen of taking on a whole bunch o’ things at once and getting it all done well. How…
Thank You for Permission to Leave Facebook
Hi Bonnie! Thank you for what you said in the Blab a week ago with Daniel and Phil! When you said that someone mysterious *shouldn’t* be found all over the Internet, it somehow liberated me…
The Power of the Woo
“Language was invented for one reason: to woo women. And in that endeavor laziness will not do. It also won’t do in your essays.” — NH Kleinbaum, Dead Poets Society Okay, so. If you’re me,…
Fail Forward
Bons, I’m bummed. Yeah, it’s hot out. My car has no A/C. I’m running all over town hitting classes and workshops I can’t afford. I’m not getting great feedback. I’m definitely not booking. I kinda…
The Best Headshots You Ever Had
Probably one of the most stress-filled experiences actors have is the torture that is having headshots taken. It’s as if this photo shoot is the culmination of every negative thought you’ve ever had about yourself…