That’s right. It’s 2:40 am and I just finished up for tonight. 1,924 words–that should catch me up a bit for missing the past couple of days. At least chapter four is finished right now. Some of you might throw the book across the room if you were reading this in print, but I don’t… Continue reading Pay no attention to the wordcount meters
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.
No writing yesterday…but there is a reason
Well, as you may notice, I didn’t write at all yesterday. My wordcount meters are both down significantly, especially the 7 day one. Grr…I will get them back up before too long! New goal: get both meters in the red by the end of the week. However, I have a reason for not writing, and… Continue reading No writing yesterday…but there is a reason
Destiny
A couple of weeks ago, we started learning about the Seljuk Turks in History 240 (History of the Middle East to 1800). This band of rugged, horse-riding nomads went from mercenary warriors of some Persian dynasty to the de facto rulers of nearly half the Muslim world. In an era when radical Shi’ism swept across… Continue reading Destiny
The week is OVER!!!
I am so happy. Yeah, I’ve got a current events paper I’ve got to write for MESA 201…but I can do that in like twenty minutes. Especially since the paper itself is not due, just the stuff that has to be peer critiqued. And really MESA 201 is like a flashback to high school, so… Continue reading The week is OVER!!!
A slow spot
This last week has been somewhat frustrating. Started it off well, with good progress in my story, but early on in the week, all kinds of assignments started piling onto me–stuff that I should have seen coming, but have been putting off ’til the last minute (as usual). It didn’t help that I just discovered… Continue reading A slow spot
Hooray for Obama!
Well, the President of the United States has been decided. Obama won. I honestly can’t say that I’m disappointed. No president would do all of the things that I want him to do, but I think Obama is going to steer this country in the right direction. Less foreign intervention, more multilateralism and better relations… Continue reading Hooray for Obama!
Halloween and Nanowrimo kickoff
So, if you checked my blog earlier today, you may have noticed the, um, lack of progress as noted by the speedometers. Well, all I can say is that yesterday was kind of a special case, it being a holiday and all. However, it was an awesome Halloween! I went to work at 10:30 am… Continue reading Halloween and Nanowrimo kickoff
Breaking 1,000
I broke 1,000 words today! Yay! That’s my daily wordcount goal from here on out, so it was good to reach it. Also, the story is coming along nicely. I can see how my original idea for the scene that was giving me trouble just wasn’t fleshed out enough. If I’d have gone with it,… Continue reading Breaking 1,000
Grr…
Man, I’ve been busy this week. I have been making progress–750 words isn’t bad, even if it is lower than I’d like–but I haven’t moved past this one scene. It’s kind of frustrating. I have the next couple of scenes figured out in my head, and I’m really excited to get to them (they’ve got… Continue reading Grr…
Just discovered Pandora Radio
Dude–you know how Jane from Speaker of the Dead was born from the interactive, self-writing game at the battle school? What if the first sentient AI is born from Pandora Radio? It just keeps getting better and better the longer you listen!