Substacks recommended by Hollyweird with Colby Day

Recommended by Hollyweird with Colby Day

Story Club with George Saunders

A place to explore the way the short story works.

Meghan O'Rourke's Substack

Essays about literature, the craft of writing, the body and illness, and other obsessions.

The Entertainment Strategy Guy

The best writing on entertainment strategy including a weekly "Streaming Ratings Report", unpacking what shows and films are winning the streaming wars.

If you're looking for data driven analysis of what the heck is going on in streaming, you are not alone. Truly on of the best newsletters out there for understanding the state of Hollywood.

- Hollyweird with Colby Day

Tepper Talks

By tepper

If you're not a nepo baby or from generational wealth but want to work in the film/tv industry- welcome! I'll be sharing my screenwriting journey and industry musings along with best practices I've learned in assistant life + as a film marketer.

Hope For Film

By Ted Hope

Exploring how we make good movies—and good creative lives—possible... for ever and ever and ever.

New Story

By Raquelle David

What Hollywood won't tell you about representation — from a working literary manager and producer with nearly 20 years in the industry.

Adult Contemporary

By Scott McCarrey

New music reviews by and for adult music lovers desperately trying to stay relevant.

ottotune

Hi, I'm Karsten and I, in a totally original and never been done before way, love music. These are musings and recommendations. Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the tunes.

CRAFT TALK

By Craft Talk

CRAFT TALK is a weekly newsletter about writing, creativity and productivity from author Jami Attenberg. This is also the home of #1000wordsofsummer, where, once a year, we write 1000 words a day together for two weeks straight.

Andrea Bartz: Get It Write

Welcome to your new favorite writing community! Discuss & demystify publishing with candid interviews, fresh writing tips & industry intel from a NYT bestselling thriller author. (Public posts = book news, Ask a Bookseller & occasional satire). Join us!

Andrea's writing on writing, and writing on the business of writing, is incredibly thoughtful and extremely practical!

- Hollyweird with Colby Day

How Not to be a TV Writer

By Jon Stahl

Jon is a TV Writer who worked in the writers’ rooms of Veep (HBO) and HouseBroken (FOX). HNTBATVW is a guide to navigating a creative career in entertainment, warts and all.

Jon’s writing on writing (and the business of writing) is incredibly insightful. A very smart and very fun look at what works and what doesn’t work in Hollywood!

- Hollyweird with Colby Day

Eat Your Feelings

By Kate Messinger

Life's problems answered with food. An unsolicited advice column by Kate Messinger.

Good Moves

By Kevin Lincoln

A newsletter about one patzer's obsession with chess and what he can learn from it.

The Content Report, By Vince Mancini

An OG movie blogger is bringing back blogging, now with no advertisers and even less discretion.