Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Dec 2, 2009, 9:27 pm
* It is encouraging that Backstage is so on-the-ball. As a follow-up to our blog about scammers who troll casting websites for victims, my lawyer friend Nance Schick received a thoughtful respon...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Dec 2, 2009, 8:52 pm
* Good friend and employment lawyer, Nance Schick, just sent this information to me about an actor’s experience with a scammer. She asked me to pass it along to the actors I knew - her email a...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Nov 25, 2009, 7:00 pm
* I just happened upon an interesting thread on a message board, where the actors discussed smoking in films. There are several factors involved in the discussion: Is the actor notified of the smoki...
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Erin C. posted an article on The Erin Cronicals - Nov 24, 2009, 1:20 am
* I was thinking about my dad tonight when I started getting a little blurry eyed while watching TV. Sometimes my contacts get dry, and after staring at a screen they start to blur. As I leaned clos...
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Erin C. posted an article on The Erin Cronicals - Nov 18, 2009, 1:44 pm
* A quote from Ruth Gordon (1896-1985) “I wanted to be an actress in 1912; I want to be an actress today. That walk from the darkness backstage through the door or opening in the scenery wher...
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Erin C. posted an article on The Erin Cronicals - Oct 24, 2009, 10:10 pm
* This week, I appear on an episode of “One Life to Live” - here is a rundown of my 5th experience on the set as an “Under 5” (U5) player... I was cast as the “Fl...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Oct 24, 2009, 7:40 pm
* I got this very interesting question from a colleague who prefers to remain anonymous due to the nature of the question: Dear Erin, You being from the Left Coast (California) and all, and being w...
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Erin C. posted an article on The Erin Cronicals - Oct 23, 2009, 11:33 pm
* As most of my faithful readers know, as a service to other actors I post all of the strange fan letters/requests that I receive, particularly those that seem a little odd (for example, people who ...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Oct 6, 2009, 8:42 am
* We’re on a role with the topic of CONTRACTS! Chantelle writes: Hello Erin, I'm an aspiring actress in North Carolina, and I made an effort to seek new representation. It has been a while s...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Oct 2, 2009, 9:57 am
* One of my students is based in Louisville, KY, and though she comes to New York City on a fairly regular basis, she is not able to take full advantage of the audition opportunities. Here, she asks...
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Erin C. posted an article on The Erin Cronicals - Sep 29, 2009, 2:36 pm
* It's been a busy, busy month! I have had a ton of auditions, a number of callbacks, and booked & shot an episode of "One Life To Live." Be sure to check out credits like these on IMDB. Yester...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Sep 29, 2009, 10:44 am
* I received a series of great questions from Alessandra, one of our readers, and I thought I would post the dialogue here: Dear Erin, It is of great value reading your blog, thank you for your ti...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Sep 26, 2009, 8:26 am
* I am going to start this blog post by sharing an unsolicited email I recently received from a “manager.” (Note: All grammar and spelling has been included, as originally written.) "...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Sep 24, 2009, 10:55 am
* I wanted to pass along this testimonial I just received regarding our monthly event, the Bite-Size Business Soiree. Dear Erin, I’m so glad that I was able to attend the Soiree on ‘...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Sep 15, 2009, 10:27 am
* I have had a couple of questions recently about membership companies and the pros and cons of joining them. Generally, membership companies are theater groups that charge members a fee and/or requ...
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Erin C. posted an article on New York Cronicals - Sep 12, 2009, 1:55 pm
I love living in NYC, but there are so times when I miss big box stores like COSTCO. Besides the free samples and the ability to buy 10 jars of spaghetti sauce for only $20, it is also the mentality o...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Sep 10, 2009, 11:16 pm
* I was doing some research for myself regarding TV shows that are shooting in NY this fall, and decided to share the information with you! If you have additions or updates, please add them to the c...
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Erin C. posted an article on The Erin Cronicals - Sep 7, 2009, 11:45 pm
* I was recently contacted by an awesome blogger who notified me that our two blogs had been listed on another blogger’s site as being good sites for those interested in show business. The fu...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Sep 5, 2009, 10:59 am
* I have been an actor for many, many years, but I recently came upon my 4 Year Anniversary as a New York actor on August 5. It was a thrilling change from my smaller town of San Diego (which is big...
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Erin C. posted an article on New York Cronicals - Aug 31, 2009, 11:33 am
With as accessible as everyone is today through social networking, it is kind of amazing how easily you can make someone’s presence disappear too. Block someone from Facebook (or if someone blo...
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Erin C. posted an article on The Erin Cronicals - Aug 31, 2009, 10:51 am
* I posted this update on my website as well as on my Facebook Fan Page, but I thought I would go ahead and post it here as well. Life is good, folks. Life is good. I have had a bunch of wonderful...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Aug 29, 2009, 10:12 pm
* I have been alerted recently to some companies who claim that they help actors get “bit parts” in feature films and on TV shows. So I thought I would dedicated a short blog post to talking abo...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Aug 28, 2009, 1:37 pm
One of my students recently wrote to me, and I think that her experience is so prevalent that I wanted to post her question and my answer here: I have something that's really been bothering m...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Aug 26, 2009, 7:49 pm
I just stumbled upon this refreshing article about A-List actors who have had problems at auditions. See, even the big people do it! Check out CNN.com: A-List Actors Relive Shameful Audition Moments ...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Aug 23, 2009, 12:40 am
One of my students writes: "I am doing a mailing and was wondering if it's beneficial to mail to different agents at the same agency, or should I just pick one per agency to mail to? I don...
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Erin C. posted an article on The Erin Cronicals - Aug 23, 2009, 12:10 am

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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Aug 19, 2009, 10:32 pm
One of the biggest questions that actors face is with regard to their headshots. I see these question posted dozes of times a day on the message boards, I often get asked by blog readers and Facebook ...
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Erin C. posted an article on New York Cronicals - Aug 15, 2009, 9:13 pm
Found this on Facebook and it sounded like fun! So here’s my version... ONE ARTIST, ONE SONG! Using your favourite artist, see if you can answer each question using one of their song titles. ...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Aug 12, 2009, 12:40 pm
I just read this inspiring blog post by David Brownstein, a career coach for film industry folks (including actors) in Los Angeles, and I thought I would post the link as well as the comment I left on...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Aug 11, 2009, 1:13 pm
Tony writes: “I was able to get some video of the festival show that I was just in, and I posted the videos on my MySpace. The composer said it was no problem from her side but that one of...
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Erin C. posted an article on The Erin Cronicals - Aug 8, 2009, 4:55 pm

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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Aug 3, 2009, 11:59 pm
I saw this question posted on a popular forum for actors, and I responded. Here is what transpired: "I'm posting this question for a friend of mine who is currently without an agent/manager. ...
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Erin C. posted an article on New York Cronicals - Jul 28, 2009, 1:41 pm
A note to the man standing next to the center pole in the subway car... Please do not lean the entire length of your 6'3" body against the pole when there are passengers standing nearby. I don&#...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Jul 27, 2009, 8:05 pm
Hey everyone! As some of you know, one of the things I provide to my students is a comprehensive list of discounts on products and services. The discounts are offered because actors who take their car...
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Erin C. posted an article on The Erin Cronicals - Jul 27, 2009, 7:38 pm

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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Jul 26, 2009, 7:59 pm
I just wrote this blog for my Acting Blog, but I thought that the subject would be good for this blog too (disregard all of the links if you aren't interested in my acting websites!...) I too...
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Erin C. posted an article on The Erin Cronicals - Jul 26, 2009, 6:59 pm

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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Jul 21, 2009, 2:07 am
This question, posted by Cindy, is specific to those who sign contracts when they are minors, but I thought the advice would be useful for anyone who is thinking of dissolving their contract with the ...
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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Jul 13, 2009, 10:15 pm
I subscribe to a couple of message boards so I can keep in touch with what actors are discussing in the industry. When a new post comes in, I am either emailed directly by the message board, or the bo...
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Erin C. posted an article on The Erin Cronicals - Jul 12, 2009, 11:05 am

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Erin C. posted an article on Bite-Size Business with The Actors' Enterprise - Jul 1, 2009, 11:10 pm
I just received a question from one of my students, and I thought the Bite-Size Business readers would benefit from hearing the answer. First, the question: “As I mentioned, I’ve worked...
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Erin C. posted an article on New York Cronicals - Jul 1, 2009, 9:39 pm
Um, so I was just on a message board, and a post-er’s profile showed his location as “WeHo.” I can only assume this means West Hollywood, stealing the acronym idea from NYC (and L...
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Erin C. posted an article on The Erin Cronicals - Jun 26, 2009, 12:06 am
A few days ago I submitted for a short film, with this character description: FEMALE (EARLY 30s)- A woman of Skandinavian (blond and blue eyes) appearance. She is determined but polite, open to new e...
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