I’m in self-isolation, so I decided to finish off some draft posts that have neglected. Over the years I have read stories and articles and watched some videos about interstellar travel and colonization. I have some of my own ideas about how this might happen. Maybe I can use it as background for a story.
Posts By: James Beattie Morison
I’ve given my terrorist story a new name: “The Interrogation”. Although I didn’t feel that I was ready to write this story yet, I found myself slowly moving in that direction. I have completed a treatment of the story and I’d like to get some feedback on it. If you are interested in reading it,… Read Article →
I have not been very productive with my projects the last year or so. I hope that will change this year. I feel the problem I’ve had is that I keep jumping between projects and not getting much done on any of them. I’ve run into this in the past too. I really need to… Read Article →
Recently I read Malcolm Gladwell’s new Book “Talking to Strangers”. His discussion of the effectiveness of torture reminded me to think about a story I started and abandoned years ago. His comments gave me a new angle on the issue, so I had another look at the idea. Opposition to Torture I am opposed to… Read Article →
I made some progress on “Red Star Flyby” over the last month. It looks like someday I just might finish it. Jaggy Star I wasn’t happy with the star image. It didn’t look smooth and had kind of jaggy edges. I tried a bunch of ways to fix that, without notable success. I had tried… Read Article →
I posted a new video called “Sunset #7” on YouTube. The title is apt, since it is video of a sun set. I made to help people relax. I did two version. The first version is 83 minutes long. The second version, for impatient people, 5 minutes long. Some people won’t want to watch a… Read Article →