Archive - Hollyweird with Colby Day

Why is Widow's Bay so good?

And how do we as writers steal from it?

Aug 7 • Colby Day

Hollywood Hang in one hour

See you soon on zoom

Aug 5 • Colby Day

Let's hang this Wednesday

A reminder (and the link to) this week's upcoming hang!

Aug 3 • Colby Day

July 2026

You can always sharpen

How watching comps showed me how to fix acts one, two, and three

Jul 31 • Colby Day

The Questions to Ask When You're Rewriting a Screenplay

40+ questions to ask before your next rewrite — big picture, structure, character, scene by scene.

Jul 24 • Colby Day

Come Hang August 5th

Here's the link, plus, ask your questions now

Jul 22 • Colby Day

Highlighted red

Every writer has a cemetery’s worth of dead projects.

Jul 17 • Colby Day

How to pitch a movie in 20 mintues

and one more pitch for you

Jul 10 • Colby Day

Your job is not to transcribe

How to tell if it's a notes problem or your reps just aren't into you anymore

Jul 3 • Colby Day

June 2026

You don't need to get better at pitching

hot take incoming

Jun 26 • Colby Day

Some changes coming to Hollyweird

plus a free writing worksheet!

Jun 23 • Colby Day

Hollyweird is doing office hours now

and you're invited

Jun 19 • Colby Day

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