Bonnie, WOWZERS! Your column this week… by paragraph four my wheels were turning. Then BAM!!! Your response in “Your Turn” knocked me off my feet: If we get precious about our every clip on our…
What’s Your Auto-Fill?
I’ll never forget the conversation I had with a fellow writer about the day I finally stopped apologetically calling myself a writer and instead enthusiastically answered, “I’m a writer,” when someone at a non-industry networking…
You Practice What You Preach, Bon
Bon Amie, I’ve just finished the 4th edition of Self-Management for Actors. I read the previous edition as well. I loved it. But I was in awe as I read the 4th edition (like a…
Pumping Up Credits
I was at a leadership conference when the facilitator decided it was time for a rousing game of Simon Says. Here we were, all 6000 of us, up on our feet, ready to hop from…
Feedback on Your Biggest Fan
This week’s Your Turn is comprised of feedback from last week’s column, “Your Biggest Fan.” Bonnie, Thank you for this great article. When I first saw “Who’s your favorite actor?” in the subject line of…
Small Minds = Small Careers
Pardon the Upworthy-style headline, but daily I am seeing headlines like “10 Reasons You Suck As an Actor” followed by subtitles like, “and you won’t believe what happened next!” as bait to get people to…
Should I Ask for a Referral within My Agency?
Hey there Bonnie G! Firstly, thank you. Thanks for being here as a resource, for your support and encouragement, and also for your availability. I found you through Lesly Kahn’s recommendations blog and have listened…
Your Biggest Fan
Last week, as a recurring guest speaker at the SAG-AFTRA Conservatory at AFI, I told the story about my old MySpace profile. You remember MySpace, right? There was that lovely little sidebar in which we…
Don’t Obsess about Metrics
Helloooooooo Bonnaroo! I would love to share with your readers this FREE tool (for five emails daily) to track opens. I think this is a great way to find out which casting directors, agents, etc.,…
Reviewing Reviews
I was recently chatting with one of my favorite actors about reviews. She has been starring in an amazing Off-Broadway play that has done very, very well. Not just in terms of box office, but…