A Day to Die

Last night, I randomly started watching A Day to Die, starring Bruce Willis. After ten minutes, I switched to a different movie. The terrible film was loaded with plot holes, flawed characters, basic mistakes, unrealistic media (public) reactions, and a complete lack of common sense. I wish I could get those ten minutes back.

The experience made me want to yell at the writer: Why on earth are you trying to tell this awful story? Isn’t there enough mega-cop-going-rogue stories? Have you ever spoken to a police officer to understand their job? Here’s a fun fact. Police departments do not give their officers rocket launchers!!!!!!!

Yet, there is another perspective. I am a small-time author without a team of advisors, directors, producers, or actors. Who selects my book and article topics? Only me. How? I write what I would like to read, which means I am not an expert in what the public wants.

So… I guess the screenwriter of A Day to Die enjoyed unrealistic police movies, and the movie executives agreed. What they needed to do was take a step back and ask themselves, “Is this a good enough story to spend millions producing?” Obviously, something went very wrong with this entire project.

Have I ever made a big writing mistake? Well, almost. When I started my writing adventure in 2016, I had big plans for my fourth book. I have to be honest. The plot was so good that I envisioned a big-time movie and knew, at the very least, I had a bestseller-grade idea. Perhaps Bruce Willis could have had the lead role.

My concept was that the main character (modeled around a spirited version of myself) gets rich by exploiting the banking system. He was mega-arrogant, ultra-selfish, and his only positive aspect was being too intelligent.

Around 2017, I was ready to start writing, and as I finalized the plot in my head (this was before I discovered outlines), I realized readers would hate every aspect of my story. What is worse is that I realized I would not enjoy reading it. Thankfully, I shelved the project.

So… what was going on in my bonkers mind all those years, thinking I had the best plot in the world? From my perspective, the appeal was a bold character overcoming all odds through intelligent decisions. Err… He uses his mind to get rich illegally, and this mentality gives him the edge to act like a jerk. Yeah…

It’s a shame that so many people put effort into A Day to Die. There are so many fantastic stories that they could have worked on. (Did I mention I have published four books worthy of being converted into scripts?) Yet, I read a few positive reviews about this film. Hmm. Perhaps the police do issue rocket launchers…

You’re the best -Bill

July 18, 2026

Hey, book lovers, I published five. Please check them out:

Interviewing Immortality. A dramatic first-person psychological thriller that weaves a tale of intrigue, suspense, and self-confrontation.

Pushed to the Edge of Survival. A drama, romance, and science fiction story about two unlikely people surviving a shipwreck and living with the consequences.

Cable Ties. A slow-burning political thriller that reflects the realities of modern intelligence, law enforcement, department cooperation, and international politics.

Saving Immortality. Continuing in the first-person psychological thriller genre, James Kimble searches for his former captor to answer his life’s questions.

Pushed to the Edge of Existence. Just when Kim, Gabe, and Emma’s lives start returning to normal, a mysterious government organization orders them to use their telepathic abilities, and then they travel to an alien planet.

These books are available in softcover and in eBook format.