As I continue to struggle with writer’s block, I ask myself, why do I want to write “Felix”? Maybe that will get me restarted. On one level a story can be just a story; an exercise in entertainment. But to write a story a writer needs motivation. What is my motivation? In general I see… Read Article →
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Conflict is an important part of story telling. Fortunately for the writer, there is no shortage of conflict to draw from. Recent reports about plans to evaluate teachers illustrates one of the conflicts I had in my work in transportation planning. Conflict in Transportation Planning For much of my career in Transportation Planning I advocated… Read Article →
I got back to work on “Felix” this week. My approach now is to go back over the themes of the story and the characters to clarify what I want to say. I planned to talk about that in my blog this week, but I wasn’t sure how much I want to reveal. In the… Read Article →
It bothers me that over the years I’ve abandoned many of the projects I’ve started. I try to find a way to see abandonment is a more positive light. I’ve found it quite hard to make any progress on my current projects, specifically my short story “Felix” and my movie “The Barrier”. I made no… Read Article →