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 really don’t want to write this paper

As in I really, really, REALLY don’t want to write it. The class was good, and the stuff we learned was interesting (and even profoundly compelling at times), but the grading is arbitrary, the class didn’t present itself as a challenge, and I’ve already written one final paper this week.  One freaking fantastic final paper… Continue reading I really don’t want to write this paper

A new story is starting to take shape

And it’s really exciting!   I talked about it a little in the last post, but it’s coming together a lot more as I’m thinking about the characters. Let me share what I’ve got so far:

Down to the last stretch

…in more ways than one.  School is coming to a close, I’m making my final preparations for the study abroad, and this novel is only one or two chapters from completion (in rough draft form, that is.  Very rough draft form).  Now that I’m almost finished with this draft of the novel, I’m able to… Continue reading Down to the last stretch

One down, two to go

It’s done.  Khullas.  Blegh.  Now I’ve just got to get it peer reviewed, edit the crap out of it, write a whole ‘nother paper for a whole ‘nother class, and I’m FREEEEEEEEEEEE!!! This is totally me. 

The end-of-the-semester crunch is starting to get to me

It’s that time of year for BYU students–everything is about to come to a wonderful, beautiful, liberating close, but before that you have to pass through the very gates of hell.  Everyone is getting swamped with tests, papers, and projects, and I’m right there in the thick of it.  Man, I’m starting to wish that… Continue reading The end-of-the-semester crunch is starting to get to me