Hi, Bonnie. I know you will have the perfect answer to this, so I have to write and ask it. I’m in Atlanta, so bookings can be tough to come by. I have one co-star…
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Be Consistent. Be Connected.
A couple of weeks ago, I started a Twitter account for Self-Management for Actors. Every day, I post another 140 characters from the pages of the third edition of the book (or, if I post…
Professional at Any Level
A couple of weeks ago, I had a bit of downtime between meetings and — as I’ll usually do anytime I have downtime — I pulled out a pad of paper and a pen and…
Keep Your Survival Job to Yourself
A series regular friend and I were talking about a mutual actor friend who has taken on a survival job of selling some health drink. You know the one. The reason I’m sure you know…
So Much Feedback!
This week’s Your Turn features more great feedback from Just Get Better and 100% Accountability. Read on! And thanks, everyone. I love hearing from you! First email: I know you are gonna get a ton…
Under Contract
I had a great casting gig last week. It lasted all of 18 hours. And then it bit the dust. Ah, this business. Easy come, easy go. Of course, the instant I got the call,…
Ready, Fire, Aim.
Oh, lordy. This one’s feeling like a rant. I’ve noticed — as pilot season comes to a close and agents are more open to taking meetings with actors to discuss possible representation — that many…
The Spiral
I was talking with one of my besties a couple of weeks ago and we began discussing patterns in lessons we’ve had in our decades in this industry. We noticed that we both — and,…