I used to be a big reader of science fiction but haven’t tried to do much along those lines in my own writing. Lately I’ve been musing over a few concepts for science fiction stories. The ideas I have come up with are mostly just background to a story rather than a story idea itself…. Read Article →
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I posted another writing exercise and finished my treatment for my Mars story. “The Werewolf and the Self-Satisfied Negotiator” This week’s random title for my writing exercise was “The Werewolf and the Self-Satisfied Negotiator.” I got it written, recorded, and posted by the end of the week. A man walking late at night in a… Read Article →
I was a bit lax with my blog in May. I did manage to record and post a couple of my writing exercises. I also went back to a story I abandoned 8 years ago and did a new treatment. The Rise of the Venerable Villain A reporter and a police officer discuss a villain…. Read Article →
I completed another writing exercise this week and contemplated the feedback I had on my “Bright Freedom” treatment. “The Chronicles of the Natural Mobster” I did my writing exercise based on the title “The Chronicles of the Natural Mobster” this week. I got it recorded and posted. Was James Smith a natural mobster? https://soundcloud.com/dynamiclethargy/the-chronicles-of-the-natural-mobster “Bright… Read Article →
I got another writing exercise done this week and took another stab at my story “Bright Freedom.” The Rival of the Luminous Video Artist I did my writing exercise based on the title “The Rival of the Luminous Video Artist” this week. I got it recorded and posted. At a gallery, a video artist looks… Read Article →
I finished and posted “The Desperation of the Wretched Senator” last week. This week I posted audio of my writing exercise: “A Journal for a Silly Social Scientist”. “The Desperation of the Wretched Senator” A politician tries to keep his past deeds from coming back to haunt him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isWKL7U34CI I have been more lethargic than… Read Article →
One of my YouTube videos has suddenly become quite popular. I recorded some actors for some of my short video animations. My Random Title Generators can now generate more than a billion titles. Popular Video I haven’t been paying much attention to how many views my videos on YouTube get. This week I got a… Read Article →
I posted a new writing exercise this week. I took a deeper look at Unreal Engine. I got into a discussion of trigger warnings. I procrastinated about a video I did. “Time Enough for the Anxious Social Media Manager” At our writer’s group we did a writing exercise based on this title. I recorded it… Read Article →
I finished recording my writing exercise based on the title “The Dread of the Daring Rocketeer”. I’ve posted it on SoundCloud. Circumstances force a rocket scientist to take a risky chance. He hopes he won’t regret it. https://soundcloud.com/dynamiclethargy/the-dread-of-the-daring-rocketeer I was a bit stumped by the title, but once I started to write, the story just… Read Article →
I’m a bit stumped by my next writing exercise. My last video still isn’t finished. I made some progress though. It has been a learning experience. The Script group had their 100th meeting (I joined about meeting 24). We had a lot of discussion and so we ran out of time to do the writing… Read Article →
