One of the challenges of writing a story is that the protagonist needs to be dumb enough to get into trouble, but smart enough to get out of trouble. It occurred to me that cognitive biases could provide easier explanations for a character’s bad choices. Characters need to make bad decisions in order for there… Read Article →
Posts By: James Beattie Morison
I used Xtranormal to make “The Barrier”, but was unable to properly finish the movie because the company shut down before I could finish it. Now a new company, Nawmal, is releasing software based on Xtranormal. Maybe I can now finished my movie. Nawmal (http://www.nawmal.com/) sent me an e-mail this week that the official release… Read Article →
I posted a new short story about a revolution in a future society. “Pete’s Plan” is the story of a man who wants a better life for his children. In the world he lives in there isn’t much of a future for them. But, one day, Pete realizes that he has a unique opportunity to… Read Article →
I feel that “The 89th Key” was a good learning experience for me. I’ve organized some of my thoughts about what I learned. The Outline I have used outlines for most of my stories and all of my movie scripts. With “The 89th Key” I put more effort into the outline. I think I put… Read Article →
Long ago I decided I wanted to write a Doc Savage adventure. Now I finally did. You can download and read it from my website: https://dynamiclethargyfilms.ca/stories/the-89th-key/ The 89th Key – A Doc Savage Adventure A strangely familiar sound brings death rather than reassurance. The quiet contemplation of a charity concert is broken by the sudden… Read Article →
I worked on the plot and characters for “The Disruptors” this week. I’ve developed a bit of a process to organize this part of the writing. My plan had been to focus on “Bright Freedom”, but this week I got side tracked into “The Disruptors”. I feel bad that I put off a project, but… Read Article →
While I did a little work on “Bright Freedom” this week, I put more of my time into my “The Disruptors” story. I wanted to come up with some ideas for how they do their disrupting. I wondered if I need their techniques to work in the real world. “Bright Freedom” Over the last few… Read Article →
I worked on my novella, “Bright Freedom” this week. My goal was to develop the characters more. I came across some old notes from three years ago. My concept of the story has changed since then. For the most part , I developed some background for the characters this week. I had thought about the… Read Article →
I’ve left my story “Bright Freedom” unfinished for a long time. This week I took a stab at a rewrite. I find that the rewrite is harder to do than the first draft. My first attempt at this story was back in 2010 and early 2011. It was initially a movie script. I didn’t plan… Read Article →
In my on-going effort to accomplish little by starting too many projects, I’ve started work on an action adventure book. Over the last few weeks I think I’ve come up with a reasonable premise for the story. My Inspiration I’ve wanted to write a novella or a short novel for quite a while, but haven’t… Read Article →
