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 →
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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 →
When I looked into some of the ancient astronauts stuff a few weeks ago, I came across a lot of discussions of the Fermi paradox. I think I’ve come up with a possible explanation that I haven’t seen before. The argument made by Enrico Fermi was that while it would take millions of years for… Read Article →
I continue my contemplation of the kind of evidence that would convince me of the truth of the ancient astronaut hypothesis. This week I consider the question: why did the come? Last week I began to explore the question: If there really were ancient astronauts, what kind of evidence would we find? (see https://dynamiclethargyfilms.ca/if-there-really-were-ancient-astronauts-what-kind-of-evidence-would-we-find/). I… Read Article →
Now that I have finished my movie “Summer’s Too Short” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk4tVFfgSP4, it is time to embark on a new project. For many years I had an interest in the ancient astronaut hypothesis. Unfortunately, I have not found the kind of credible discussion that I want to see. I will try to start on that path… Read Article →
I want to develop more back ground for my science fiction story “Felix”. This isn’t a serious proposal for Martian exploration, although I do think it is plausible. I’ve found “Felix” a real struggle to write. Partly because it is a longer story than what I’ve done before. However, more recently I have started to… Read Article →
This week I reread some of my earliest writing attempts from 40 years ago. I hadn’t thought about them until the last few months. Although they were failures for the most part, they taught me some lessons. In Stephen King’s book “On Writing”, he says he began to write when he was very young. It… Read Article →
In many of the scenes in “The Barrier”, my hero, Arthur Macdonald comes across as a cynic, while in others he acts quite idealistic. I’ve come to think of his attitude as Cynical Idealism. I believe this must be a part of my own world view. Initially, when he works on the development review project,… Read Article →
I don’t agree that people can only succeed if they have an inborn talent. I believe that it is possible for anyone to be more successful. A recent article prompted me to give this idea more thought. “Secrets of amazing teachers: What both sides of the education reform debate get wrong about autonomy and accountability”… Read Article →
At the start of this year I laid out my goals for 2014. With the year more than half gone now, I thought it was time to review and revise my goals. This year hasn’t been as productive as last year. “Felix” I set the rewrite of “Felix” as my top priority for the year…. Read Article →
