A while back I developed my ideas about how Mars would be explored to firm up the back story of my story “Felix”. This week I came across some material that suggests that real scientists have thought along the same lines. In my earlier blog post: https://dynamiclethargyfilms.ca/felix-and-the-exploration-of-mars/, I suggested that before people would visit Mars,… Read Article →
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Now that my story “Tom Swiftly and His Incredible Traffic Model” is done, it is time to think about my next project. What with Christmas coming up and snow on the ground, I might not get started until the new year. I completed four projects this year: “Summer’s Too Short” https://dynamiclethargyfilms.ca/filmlist/summers-too-short/ “The 89th Key” https://dynamiclethargyfilms.ca/stories/the-89th-key/… Read Article →
I haven’t done much on my “The Disruptors” story idea for a while. This week I had a few ideas on how to overcome some of barriers I face. Characters and Their Relationships One mistake I’ve made with some of the stories I’ve worked on was not to put enough thought into the characters and… Read Article →
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 →
