Dear Bonnie, Thank you so much for what you do for actors. Your advice and perspective have helped me greatly, and you’ve made me the smartest person in my power group. After looking through what…
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Using CastingAbout to Target Casting Directors
Hi Bonnie, First, thank you for giving us access to you through “The Actors Voice.” It is so nice to have the means to ask questions of someone like you. I also follow you on…
Muscle for the Hustle
One of the things that happens when you’ve been living a Self-Management for Actors lifestyle for a good amount of time is that you develop so much proactivity, so much discipline, so much joy for…
Lies You Tell Yourself
Many times, we get into the habit of believing the stories we repeat in our brains — and to one another. I saw a fabulous tweet from Naomi Campbell that summed it up pretty well:…
For Sale By Owner
I love those home magazines. Not magazines, really. Those “home showcase” catalogue like things you can pick up for free, and flip through, neighborhood by neighborhood, to see what’s for sale, what recently sold, and…
Refinements to Interviewing Your Bookings
So, last week’s column on Interviewing Your Bookings was one that generated a lot of gratitude (you’re welcome) and a lot of follow-up questions (here come the answers). Rather than pulling any of the specific…
Interview Your Bookings
I hinted at this exercise in the very first edition of Self-Management for Actors ten years ago. I call this exercise homework for my SMFA Brand Blitz. And I talked about this exercise on March…
Inverted Pyramid
Regular readers know I love to apply the inverted pyramid to the actor resume. The inverted pyramid, of course, is something they taught us in journalism school, and it’s all about leading with the meatiest…
The Last of the Year-End Critiques
Welp, this will be the last round of critiques for 2012, y’all. HUGE thanks to all who hopped on the opportunity and even HUGER thanks for letting your goodies out there as teaching moments for…
More Year-End Critiques
Yes, we’re back for more of your beautiful critiques. Thank you, fine folks, for jumping on the opportunity to have your goods assessed. I’m loving your feedback on what we’ve already done, and my inbox…