I'm going on parental leave

See you in a couple months.

In personal news that has absolutely nothing to do with Hollywood, a new baby is arriving in the Day household very soon (eek) and I will be taking the next two months off in order to… focus on that.

Hollyweird will also be on hiatus because… that’s me! I’m Hollyweird! For April and May there will be no new issues, no roundups or back catalogs or guest writers, no previously scheduled posts. Just a couple months off to deal with something, frankly, a little bit more important than a newsletter about working in Hollywood.

I’ll be back in June. Of course with more writing about juggling a career and a life (and someone else’s life) in the entertainment industry. Also a new worksheet for people who, like me, don’t like outlining, and of course more updates on my directorial debut.

If you are new here and found the newsletter recently — Don’t worry. I’m not going anywhere. Thanks in advance for hanging out. Feel free to dig through the archives.

If you’ve been here for a while — Thank you, even more than the new people. This little weekly dispatch has been such a delight. I’m lucky that I get to connect with some of the strangest, funniest, hardest-working people in the biz. People who care about making genuinely good art within the machinery of a very weird business. Thanks for welcoming me to your inbox.

If we work together — Expect an email with more context about how this leave will actually work.

I’ll see you all very soon.

Colby