sundries

[rm]

- I did not get the gig to be gay person paid (well) to review Torchwood, but they like me and my writing sample and I will be getting future writing assignments from the outlet.

- I will be the pro-Obama blogger at Floorfight.com

- I am working on designing a website that I am really happy with. For your sanity and mine, those are all the details you get, but it's one of those things that make me go "hey, I have a good eye!"

- I finally feel like the book is achieving the correct tonal quality again.

- Love me, love my Amazon rankings.

- I had the most scorching hot sex dream about Patty last night. Hell. And I live with her too. Good life.

- Lunacon this weekend. People are already calling and inviting us to parties.

- I have learned so much about human nature in the last five years. It's a testament to my chronic optimism that none of that knowledge would change my actions.

- I have an important principle dancer contract audition coming up soon.

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

That fee sounds wrong to me. Who are they? And what are they promising you for you $? Also where are you located again?

[lllvis.livejournal.com]

I am in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. In fact, I'm right in the middle. :-)

Their promise isn't a lot, other than a spot on their website with listing of paid extra calls, supposedly. And I wondered about the fee...it's not terrible, but I still don't have a good grasp on agents/agencies. I have been told a 'good' agent gets paid only if you get work, but in my very short list of dealings with local agencies they're very difficult to get on with without a resume. And of course, I don't really have one. The voicework hasn't gotten a lot of my attention, and now being unemployed I haven't ponied up for the premium membership on voice123.com, although people I know on it are certain it would pay for itself for me (they are are on it too.) That's about $300 for 12 months.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Agents only get paid if you get work.

It is appropriate to pay an extras casting agency $25 - $40 (max! in NYC! so don't pay more where you are) to have a photo taken and be listed online and in a book extras casting directors go to. I pay several agencies this yearly fee, but I also make several thousand dollars from each of those agencies each year.

How close is DFW to Austin? That's where the work is, and I can hook you up with reputable stuff down there.

[lllvis.livejournal.com]

Austin is a 4 hour drive, and I know plenty of people from up here make that drive. Haven't seriously considered that (yet) but depending on how the next month or so goes, I might!

Ok, I'm convinced I shouldn't sign on with this group unless I'm feeling exceptionally frivolous. Hard to do while unemployed!