2026
DAYLOG 2026–10–08 10:07:10
Hollywood is going through big changes now. Has been for a while, but the merger adds an exclamation point to ongoing consolidation and layoffs, an industrywide creative stasis, and production moving away from California. You could say Hollywood is dying, but Hollywood is always dying and being reborn. I wrote this story series about the emotional impact of what’s been happening. Today is the last story in the series. If you missed the others, you’ll find them at the link.
I ask for your help at the end: I have an idea where I want this series to go next, but would love your input.
DAYLOG 2026–10–06 10:57:39
Today I’m working on book two of the Shadow Trilogy. Also, the next episode of the Future Lab Podcast. I catch up with author Richie Billing about his latest novel The Breakaways.
DAYLOG 2026–10–01 10:55:59
Busy day in promoland. The 7th story in my Hollywood Extinction event series has DROPPED. [500-words.offprint.app/a/3mstt3x...](https://500-words.offprint.app/a/3mstt3xsjes23–07-hollywood-extinction-event)
DAYLOG 2026–09–24 10:07:57
Hello! It’s time for the sixth installment of my (very) short story series about how Hollywood ended. Enjoy on your favorite screen. [500-words.offprint.app/a/3mscem2...](https://500-words.offprint.app/a/3mscem22u4t23–06-hollywood-extinction-event)
The latest media and reviews about me, including a profile discussing what projects have mattered the most. ThunderCats is discussed. (I was a writer on ThunderCats and other fine animated series.) #thundercats #animation #writing #fiction leeschneiderbooks.com/media-rev…
DAYLOG 2026–09–10 09:21:32
Latest in a series about the extinction event that ended Hollywood. Read it now, or if you missed the earlier stories, read them at the link.
DAYLOG 2026–09–09 10:31:06
We’re living in a simulation and the writers have lost the plot. www.latimes.com/californi…
DAYLOG 2026–09–04 10:31:52
At first, the internet gave everyone a voice. Now we shout into a feed owned by a billionaire. We must not only ask, Who owns the means of production? But also, Who owns the feed? —Karl Marx, recently discovered writings.
The third story is out! HOLLYWOOD EXTINCTION EVENT is a conversation about the end of Hollywood. 500-words.offprint.app/a/3mrns75…
DAYLOG 2026–08–20 10:48:56
Today I’m launching my story series about what brought down Hollywood. Ready to read on your phone, or wherever you get your short-form content. [500-words.offprint.app/a/3mrnpic...](https://500-words.offprint.app/a/3mrnpic3epi23–01-hollywood-extinction-event)
Here’s me on Mark R. LePage’s show EntreArchitect, talking about turning your complex ideas into clear messages that clients understand and remember. Worth your time if you have a project pitch coming up.
https://entrearchitect.com/podcast/entrearch/storytelling-for-architects/
I’m starting a new story series today about the end of Hollywood. It will roll out on Bluesky. The publishing platform I’m using is @offprint.app 500-words.offprint.app/a/3msvskl…
DAYLOG Aug 10, 2026 at 12:06 PM
After 12 years of riding a single speed bike, getting one with gears is a revelation.
DAYLOG Friday, August 7, 2026 at 4:41:49 PM
"Sitting upright may improve your mood and decision making." Can attest. Life and work is better at my standing desk. McGill University study
In a few weeks, I’ll start posting a story series called HOLLYWOOD EXTINCTION EVENT. It’s a made-for-the-web series about what brought down Hollywood and what might revive it. 500-words.offprint.app/a/3mqryna…
DAYLOG Friday, July 31, 2026 at 3:36:52 PM
The Guardian rules with headlines like this:
Release schedule: when to wee and when to wait during this summer’s biggest movies
And an opening like this.
The Odyssey
You will almost certainly need to urinate during Christopher Nolan’s epic.
DAYLOG Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:46
The petite bourgeois aesthetics of podcasting now has diminished the art form, making it less ambitious than it once was. — Karl Marx
DAYLOG Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 11 03 35
From Daring Fireball, the best writing of the day, as usual.
Apple’s competition is lousy with ads. Downright lousy. Apple seems to be choosing the route of “Don’t like ads? Choose Apple, we shove fewer of them in your face.” That’s way less bracingly clear a marketing message than “Don’t like ads? Choose Apple, we don’t shove any ads in your face.” If your competitors’ stores all smell pervasively of dogshit, don’t aim to have the store that smells the least like shit. Aim to have a store that smells pristine. “Our stores only carry a vague whiff of dogshit” is not insanely great.