Last week, I:
Author: Joe Vasicek
Joe Vasicek is the author of more than twenty science fiction books, including the Star Wanderers and Sons of the Starfarers series. As a young man, he studied Arabic and traveled across the Middle East and the Caucasus. He claims Utah as his home.
Is this one a keeper?
I’ve also done one for the sequel, Children of the Starry Sea: What do you guys think?
What do you think of this cover redesign?
I’ve been playing around with ChatGPT’s new image generator, and I decided to toss in the cover for Star Wanderers and see what it could do. This is what I managed to come up with. What do you think? I’ll play around with some more to see if I can get something better, but I… Continue reading What do you think of this cover redesign?
Five things I did at work last week
This post is a day late because I sprang for the paid version of ChatGPT over the weekend, mostly to generate… er… images of my wife. For research purposes. But here are my five bullets. Last week at work, I:
The debate over AI art in a single meme…
So I tried out ChatGPT’s new image generator…
And this is the cover art it gave me for my current WIP, The Soulbond and the Sling! It still needs some work, but I am extremely impressed!
In defense of AI art & AI writing
If Andrew Tate wrote a book about how to make your wife or girlfriend into your slave, would he be within his rights to demand that no woman reads that book without his consent? Brandon Sanderson was inspired to become a fantasy writer when, as a child, he read Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly. Sanderson is… Continue reading In defense of AI art & AI writing
Five things I did at work last week
New Blog Series: Fantasy from A to Z
Several years ago, back when “the blogosphere” was still a thing, I participated in a 30-day blogging challenge, where I went through the alphabet talking about various aspects of science fiction. Not only was it a lot of fun, but I also made a book out of it, which I later revised and made into… Continue reading New Blog Series: Fantasy from A to Z
Should I split my epic fantasy series into two trilogies?
So I’m working on the first book in a new epic fantasy series, called the Soulbound King. It’s basically a fantasy retelling of the life of King David, loosely adapted from the biblical stories about his life. I’ve already outlined the first book and generated a rough AI draft, which came in at 153k words.… Continue reading Should I split my epic fantasy series into two trilogies?