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.

Twilight: preliminary thoughts

So, I’m reading Twilight by Stephanie Meyers, to try and figure out what makes this book work.  It’s been a really interesting experience so far, but I’m starting to understand why Brandon Sanderson called it “a book for 14 year old girls, or anyone who’s ever been a 14 year old girl.” It hearkens back… Continue reading Twilight: preliminary thoughts

Writing can be…surprisingly touching

I spent about four hours writing in my novel today, and as I was writing, something completely unplanned and unexpected happened, and at the end of it these two characters were kissing, and it just felt…really good.  It really touched me and made them feel like real characters.  I sound kind of sappy blogging about… Continue reading Writing can be…surprisingly touching

Thank goodness it’s Friday!

Yes!  Thank goodness!  Got out of class at two and, after taking care of some chores and stuff, went down to the Provo library for a good two or three hours and just wrote in my novel.  It was definitely a lot cooler than anything else I could have done…

I <3 Miyazaki

I saw Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind over the weekend with my sisters, and it has been stuck with me all day!  Hayao Miyazaki is an incredible film director.  I’ve been extremely impressed with all of his movies, and I have a goal to collect all of the ones that he’s made.  During… Continue reading I <3 Miyazaki

You Make My Day award

A couple of weeks ago, Riegheena and Gamila both gave me this award, which is kind of nice–I’ve never gotten a blogging award before. The tradition is to hand off the award to a bunch of other bloggers by linking to them, so I picked a few of the blogs that I enjoy to read… Continue reading You Make My Day award