Hi. My name is Meredith Overcash. I just started reading your column and have found it extremely insightful and down to Earth. I particularly enjoy your columns on actor type. So, I thought you might…
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Crafting Your Answers
As we gear up for awards season (Ooh, the Golden Globes and SAG Awards are my favorites; which are yours?), I find myself thinking about those red carpet moments during which our favorite actors face…
Do Negative Comments Dilute My Brand?
Heya Bon, I was just reading an article about how to manage one’s retail business and it talked about controlling your online press. In relation to my YouTube channel, my stance has been to permit…
Why Is Everyone So Dang Afraid of Branding?
I think I know the answer to this question already. But I’m asking it anyway. “Why is everyone so dang afraid of branding?” I hear people say that if they hear about actor branding or…
Choosing a URL for My Actor Brand
Hey Bonnie, I’ve been exploring creating a website recently and thomasharvey.com and thomasharvey.net are both taken. I contacted the owner about buying them and he wouldn’t give them up. What would you suggest as a…
Headshot Photographer’s Brand vs. Actor’s Brand
Hi Bonnie, You probably won’t be able to answer any of this, but I’m going to ask anyway. Does [a specific headshot photographer] have a bad reputation with casting directors? Are CDs sick of his…
Help Us Help You
I find myself at the computer screen today really excited to write this column. Not that I don’t always enjoy showing up to the blank Word document, ready to ticky-tack-type a bunch of words for…
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…
Defining Success
“Let’s face it. You’re never going to be a household name.” I actually said that to an actor last week. I know. Me. Miss “You Can Be Anything, So Never Limit Yourself” herself. And y’know…
Actors with Tattoos
Hey Bonnie! I loved your article that featured my message to you. It was ridiculously helpful and I’m so scared/ecstatic to begin that crazy rollercoaster that is an attempted career in acting. I just wanted…