Ok, here’s a funny story. Sunday, I usually don’t go anywhere, so when I parked my car on Saturday I set it to play the main title of Star Wars as soon as I put the keys in the ignition. I figured that by the time I needed to drive anywhere, I would have forgotten… Continue reading Star Wars Euphoria
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.
I swear I’m not morbid
Wow, I had a interesting experience writing today. I only got about 650 words in, but I spent almost half an hour just walking around and thinking about it. The basic premise of Bringing Estella Home (I should probably think of a better title…) is that the young protagonist was forcibly and unexpectedly separated from… Continue reading I swear I’m not morbid
Interview with a character
Yeah, it’s been a while since I’ve blogged here. Or anywhere else. Things are going well. I’ve been writing steadily this past week, and it’s going swimmingly well. I’m really, really excited for the novel I’m working on right now! I’m about 12,500 words into it right now, and my only frustration is that I… Continue reading Interview with a character
Productivity breakdown
I’ve been thinking a lot about the writing I accomplished in the past few semesters. In some ways, I worry that I’ve become a lot more disorganized and a lot less productive than I was a year ago. Back in winter ’08, I took a couple of really difficult classes, got up early each morning… Continue reading Productivity breakdown
Axis by Robert Charles Wilson
Wow. Wow. WOW. This book was good! I could try to explain the plot of the story to you, but that would ruin the first book of the series, Spin, which I sincerely belive is one of the best science fiction novels I’ve ever read. To do that would be a crime against humanity. You… Continue reading Axis by Robert Charles Wilson
It’s done!
205 pages, 57,499 words, thirteen chapters and an epilogue–Genesis Earth is FINISHED!!! It really did get more and more difficult the closer I got to the end. The last part of the last chapter, in particular, was very difficult. I can’t exactly tell you why, without giving away the story, but…let’s just say, it was… Continue reading It’s done!
Gah! Almost there!
Ok, so I didn’t finish my novel yesterday like I said I would. Instead, I went with a couple of friends from the old capitol house and went up to Salt Lake. Of course, Aneeka and I were in the midst of a race to see who would finish their novel first, so I invited… Continue reading Gah! Almost there!
So close…
I am so close right now to finishing my second full novel, Genesis Earth. Just two more scenes. One final scene to wrap up the chapter, and the epilogue to finish the book. Am I excited? Am I pumped up? I guess. Right now, the thing that’s on my mind the most is getting this… Continue reading So close…
Voyager in Night by C. J. Cherryh
Rafe, Jullian, and Paul are young friends trying to make their way in the universe with nothing but a junk ship on the frontiers of settled space. Rafe and Jullian are brother-sister, and Paul is Jullian’s husband. Despite all the risks, they have high hopes for their life together on the Lindy as they go… Continue reading Voyager in Night by C. J. Cherryh
Idea: hibernation
I had an interesting story idea today. It came to me in the last few hours of work at the writing lab. I was dead tired, and started thinking about how awesome it would be if I could carry over sleep from one night to the next. You know: sleep 12 or 16 hours on… Continue reading Idea: hibernation