Joe Vasicek

1,191 words and another novel idea

Tomorrow this novel will officially be my longest novel attempt. I put in another 1,191 words, but it’s not progressing as quickly as I’d like. Blah blah blah boo hoo is it really going to be as awesome on paper as it is on my mind what if it doesn’t go anywhere blah blah blah. … Continue reading 1,191 words and another novel idea

This is just Amazing

I have this feed in my blog aggregator for this awesome site that puts up astronomy pictures every day. Yesterday’s picture was just freaking amazing:

I am 500 words from 70,000

Holy cow! And English 318 starts in a couple of days! I hope Sanderson will let me continue working on this novel for the class–but if not, I have some other cool ideas. I may have to do like Aneeka and write two novels at the same time, but I’m definitely going to finish this… Continue reading I am 500 words from 70,000

1,282 words and something I’ve noticed

Well, I put away Alpha Centauri long enough to make some real progress in this story of mine. I put in 1,282 words today, and now I’m right at the part where I wanted to be about a month ago. But you know, I’ve noticed something interesting…

Dragonsflight by Anne McCaffrey

Dragonsflight is the first book in the Dragonriders of Pern series. Think fire breathing, teleporting, telepathic dragons who, with their human riders, fight off swarms of devastating alien worms falling through space from another planet, and you’ve pretty much summed up the basic premise of the story…

2007 Winter Reading Challenge

I saw this reading challenge on my friend Gamila’s blog, and it looked interesting so I decided to join. Basically, you set a goal to read a certain number of books this winter (it should be winter of 2008, but meh), post the list, and then post updates and/or reviews as you go along. Since… Continue reading 2007 Winter Reading Challenge

Resolutions and Alpha Centauri

Here are my thoughts on New Year’s resolutions (and goals in general): they need to be short, simple, specific, measurable, realistic, easy to remember, and before you set them you need to realize that success (or failure) is not measured by how well you keep the goal itself, but what you accomplish as you strive… Continue reading Resolutions and Alpha Centauri

I know why Disney fights so hard to extend copyright protection

…it’s because they can’t come up with anything as good as the old stuff. Case in point, the new movie Enchanted. I watched it today with my family, and I couldn’t stand it. Looking back, I probably shouldn’t have put on my headphones and turned on my mp3 player in the middle of the show… Continue reading I know why Disney fights so hard to extend copyright protection

1,659 words and some other cool stuff

I suppose I should be happy that I wrote so much, but I don’t feel like I’m making as much progress as that four digit number implies. I still feel like I’m stuck on this one scene, and even though a lot has happened, I don’t feel that it’s concluded in such a way that… Continue reading 1,659 words and some other cool stuff

Grrr!!! Only 500 words tonight!

I know that that’s my daily goal, and that I reached it, but I wanted to do so much more! I swear, I have to take this computer somewhere where I can’t get an internet connection and won’t be bothered by anyone else! And I’ve got to start early in the day, and just keep… Continue reading Grrr!!! Only 500 words tonight!