My email address is on my IMDb profile and occasionally I’ll get “fan mail.” What is my responsibility to answer when maybe they’re not just fans but possibly pervs? There’s an older man who has…
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Let’s Geek Out!
Truth be told, I could just as easily write every week about systems and organization and efficiency. Many times, I do weave these topics into columns for actors between paragraphs about marketing materials and self-taping…
Watering Your Contacts
It was 1992, in Linda Buzzell’s book, that I first read the words “watering your contacts.” I still use this phrase, because it’s pretty awesome. Our contacts in this industry — and in life, really…
Name Dropping
One of my favorite things that happens in this glorious industry of ours is that we’re quick to lean on our Webs of Trust. As we should be! If we’re smart about how we’ve built…
Feedback on the Latest 100-Day Challenge
As expected, my inbox is filled with wonderful feedback on our final 100-Day Challenge of 2014. I’m sooo excited to celebrate you! Let’s dive in! Hi Bonnie! Thank you again for the encouragement. It’s nice…
Targeting Commercials
I’ve written a lot about targeting. Targeting reps. Targeting TV projects. Targeting casting directors who populate those projects. Targeting, targeting, targeting. It’s the second pillar of Self-Management for Actors. It’s a pretty big player in…
Actor Stage Names
A friend and I were recently discussing the trend of soon-to-be first-time parents choosing baby names based on the availability of the name as a website. Yes, really. This is a thing. More unique spellings…
The Queue Line
Ooh, I love it when patterns present themselves so clearly! Lately, I’ve been overrun with emails from, calls from, and coaching sessions with actors who left the business and are now coming back, ready to…
The Lottery Ticket
You’re walking down the street. There’s one of those “scratcher” lottery tickets there on the ground. It has not been scratched off. You keep walking. WHAT?!? You keep walking? You don’t reach down and pick…
Does This Credit Have to Be Labeled Extra Work?
Hey Bonnie, Me and my girlfriend have been looking for an answer to an issue she is having with how to put a certain credit on her resumé. I looked at all your articles on…