Some time not too long after I moved to Calgary, I had an idea for a book I called Conan the Accountant. That must have been in 1980 or 1981. My memory had faded about what I did, because I didn’t think I had done anything but think about it. I found eleven typewritten pages… Read Article →
I finished a new version of The Sharkbiter Interview. I split the video, which runs 9:16, into 14 parts. My goal with the new version is to cut it into parts that run about one to one and a half minutes long. I read that videos longer than that are less popular. The audience retention… Read Article →
I hadn’t planned to work on my science fiction story until later, but the ideas just poured out of my head this week. The story has a (tentative) title now: Heat Wave. I’m taking a slightly different approach to how I write this time. We’ll see how that goes. Through out the week, I wrote… Read Article →
I finished the conversion of my script Bright Freedom into a story this week. It came in at a little over 17,500 words, which is supposed to be the boundary between a novelette and a novella. It runs 47 pages. I gave it a quick scan and it was clear that I have a lot… Read Article →
I started to work on my revised Sharkbiter video, but then I decided to concentrate on Bright Freedom instead. The project started as a film script a couple years ago, so I am converting the script into a novella. I got another 5,600 words done. One more session and I am done the first draft…. Read Article →
I did a little research on viral videos and came across several articles on the subject. I’ve listed these at the bottom. I am a bit sceptical about articles of this nature, but I did draw a couple of ideas I think may be useful. To try them out, I’m redoing my Orville Sharkbiter Interview… Read Article →
As part of my “keeping focused on one project at a time”, I started work on another story. That means I am “actively” involved with several projects: Bright Freedom, My Most Difficult Case, Contingency, The Sharkbiter Interview, and promotion of my films on YouTube and Vimeo. I have managed to avoid all the ideas I… Read Article →
I just posted one of my more successful films, My Next Film on YouTube. You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAPOadsMxW0 or on my site at: https://dynamiclethargyfilms.ca/filmlist/my-next-film/ In the film, Patrick Aull talks about his last film. It debuted at the 10th annual $100 Film Festival in Calgary 2001 November 17, where it received an Honourable… Read Article →
The Fenian raids played an important role in the creation of Canada, but now, 146 years later, how many people in Canada have even heard of them? I vaguely remember one brief mention of them in my history classes. After I became aware of the raids, I felt that there was a story that I’d… Read Article →
A little while ago, I read an article about Vimeo: Why Vimeo Is the Web Video Platform to Watch. The article makes the case that Vimeo is the place to go for people who want to make or watch videos that are more creative. Note 2022 September 13: The article I mentioned is no longer… Read Article →
