Substacks recommended by Ben Blacker

Recommended by Ben Blacker

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Weekend Water with Paul F. Tompkins & Janie Haddad Tompkins

Official substack spawned from the conversation podcast STAY F. HOMEKINS with comedian Paul F. Tompkins & actress Janie Haddad Tompkins. More random thoughts, tidbits, musings and movie watchalongs from podcast cohosts & married couple JHT & PFT.

None better than these two.

- Ben Blacker

The Extant Storytech R&D Report

By Mickey Fisher

The Extant Storytech R&D Report is a weekly newsletter about creativity, innovation, inspiration, and writing from Mickey Fisher, creator of the TV series EXTANT (CBS), REVERIE (NBC).

EVERY WEEK, there is something surprising or helpful or both in Mickey's newsletter. I look forward to it like I anticipate my favorite TV show.

- Ben Blacker

Not So Starving Artist

By Eden Dranger

No nonsense personal finance advice for creatives.

I always find something helpful or inspiring in Eden's newsletter.

- Ben Blacker

5AM StoryTalk

By Cole Haddon

A place to talk about stories in all their forms, the craft that goes into them, and the role art plays in our lives.

From the Trenches: Working Writers in Conversation

Perspectives and insights on the writing business from experienced television and feature writers.

FTT is always a terrific conversation about the real world in which TV writers currently live.

- Ben Blacker

Saratonin

By Sara Benincasa

A delightful weekly newsletter that is sometimes hilarious, sometimes poignant & often full of useful recommendations & weirdly enchanting ideas

Story and Plot Screenwriting

By Tom Vaughan

Lessons from 28 years of professional screenwriting and almost as long teaching it.

Little Things

By Ali Griffin Vingiano

on a break, but will be back soon to devastate you with personal essays. plus recommendations & community experiences, like always.

Ali is a smart writer who, in Little Things, has found a way to combine her writing expertise with her passion for yoga and wellness. There's a lot to take from this newsletter for writers and other creative people.

- Ben Blacker

LegalDispatch

By Marc Guggenheim

News and notes about what Marc Guggenheim is writing.

Our Best Jackett

By Scott Snyder

All Things Scott Snyder: In & On My Own Words

Ashcan Press Comics Corporation

By Matthew Rosenberg... From Comic Books.

We make comic books so you don't have to.

1979 SEMI-FINALIST

By Kelly Thompson

1979 Semi-Finalist is Kelly Thompson. They're the same.

Gerry Duggan

A place for the comic book collaborations, writing and photography from Gerry Duggan.

The Empire of the Tiny Onion

By James Tynion IV

The Strange Words and Worlds of James Tynion IV

Ed Brisson's East Coast Dispatches

Updates on upcoming projects. Usually comics, sometimes other nonsense. Lots of behind-the-scenes peeks at books, early announcements and sometimes it's just photos of my pets.

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