The Extant Storytech R&D Report

Thursday highlights about a classical piece or composer along with Saturday classical picks for a beautiful start to your weekend.

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.

No nonsense personal finance advice for creatives.

Quick quips about the creative life, the craft, and being a mensch from a TV writer, filmmaker, and comic book enthusiast! Plus: i want this to be an antidote to the loneliness of a creative.

Lessons Learned as I try to "make it" as an actor/writer in Hollywood...

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

What I've learned from talking with over 2000 professional writers and writing professionally for twenty years.

Wrestling with the "why," of a whole lot, the occasional dog story, and a tad of food obsession. Also, a serialized mystery novel.

I'm Jenna, and I write films, tv, comics, and novels. If you dig popcorn horror, spooky sci fi, and urban fantasy, you might like it here.

What does a movie site look like when you don't want anything from the studios but the movies?

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. (In 2025 it begins 5/31!)