I took another stab at my “Felix” rewrite, but got stalled very quickly. I started to look at ways to get started again. At least I have an idea how. “Felix”, a science fiction story set on Mars, was inspired by a H. P. Lovecraft story. What has me blocked is that there are several… Read Article →
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I find it difficult to get started on my rewrite of my science fiction story “Felix”. Once I get started, I am sure it will go OK, but I haven’t got started yet. I feel frustrated at my lack of progress. Part of the problem I think is that the rewrite is daunting. There seems… Read Article →
I wasn’t very productive with my film and writing projects this week. I dabbled away on “Felix”, “Bright Freedom”, “The Barrier” and “Two Friends”. “Felix” (see: https://dynamiclethargyfilms.ca/category/stories/sciencefiction/) I did do some analysis of my story “Felix”, my Lovecraft/ Science fiction story, in preparation for a rewrite. Mostly I tried to work on the structure and… Read Article →
A couple of weeks ago I looked back at what I did in 2013. In this post, I will talk about what I want to get done in 2014. Some projects never seem to end. I would like to hear what projects you think I should focus on. Felix My first priority this year will… Read Article →
In the past people often told me that there was no conflict in my stories. I found it hard to understand why they said that, because I did have conflict. It took me a long time to realize that most of the conflict in my stories was internal to the characters and these inner conflicts… Read Article →
It is the time of year to look back at My Goals for 2013 and see just how I did. Some Days . . . I had this film ready in time and it was shown in the Hundred Dollar Film Festival. Personal responsibilities kept me from attending the screening. I had some positive feedback… Read Article →
I started to get back to my story “Felix” this week, although I am still involved with “The Barrier”. Just before Christmas may not be that good a time to start a new project. “Felix” I wrote a first version of “Felix” a year ago. It is a science fiction tale that I based on… Read Article →
I am done with “The Barrier” for now. I still plan to promote it and cogitate on the feedback I get, but I want to move onto another creative project. I decided a while ago that my next project would be “Felix”, a science fiction story I started over a year ago. “The Barrier” I am tempted to… Read Article →
A few years ago, I saw an interview with the Smother’s brothers. Tommy talked about some musicians who would practice for years before they went on stage. He felt that was wrong. He said that you really don’t learn how to perform in public unless you perform in public. The audience will tell you what… Read Article →
I released “The Barrier” last Monday. I have had several people send comments on it so far. I plan to promote the movie more to get more comments. I was particularity happy with the response from one person who had expressed scepticism when I first told him about my idea. After he watched it, he… Read Article →
