Joe Vasicek

The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

I have to admit, I read this book from a very biased point of view. Without a doubt, The Neverending Story is the best children’s book ever written, and quite possibly the best book I’ve ever read. It’s been my favorite since 4th grade, and reading it again now didn’t change that. Few books have… Continue reading The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

Memoirs of a Snowflake

I was walking around outside in the snow today, and I had this great idea for a really short story! So, when I got a chance, I sat down and wrote it. It’s really short–983 words–but I kind of like it. It’s the story of a life of a snowflake. I shared the idea with… Continue reading Memoirs of a Snowflake

ok, so maybe I will do a couple of short stories

I’ve been working these past couple of days on a short story idea that’s kind of popped into my head. Not that I’ve given up on The Lost Colony–not at all! I just thought I’d break out and do something different. That, and write something that might be easier to finish and send out. And… Continue reading ok, so maybe I will do a couple of short stories

The Writing Philosophy of Madeleine L’Engle.

I just recently finished reading a book of quotes from Madeleine L’Engle. Her children’s book A Wrinkle In Time had a huge impact on me as a kid, and was influential in the development of my love of writing and of Science Fiction. I found this quote book at a BYU Bookstore sale a couple… Continue reading The Writing Philosophy of Madeleine L’Engle.

700 words and a few rambling thoughts (as usual)

I got in 700 words tonight, and that puts my novel right around 52,000 words. But the thing is that I don’t even know if it’s half finished–in fact, I get the feeling that it isn’t. I know that Andy said that this isn’t something I should worry about in the first draft, but I’m… Continue reading 700 words and a few rambling thoughts (as usual)

The Forever War by Joe Haldeman — part two

One thing about this book that really stood out to me was how character driven it was. Correct me if I’m wrong, but Science Fiction thirty years ago was much less character driven than it is today. The lens of the main character was very thick in this story, and a lot of the time… Continue reading The Forever War by Joe Haldeman — part two

The Forever War by Joe Haldeman — part one

I’m not going to lie, I really didn’t like this book when I first started it. In fact, after I got about 100 pages into it, I got disgusted and stopped reading it. But there were some things that just kept coming back into my mind, like the fascinating relativistic space battles and the basic… Continue reading The Forever War by Joe Haldeman — part one

1,302 words and a successful experiment

Between classes this morning, I was checking out the blogs I subscribe to and I read something really interesting about a correlation between creativity and exercise. I haven’t had time to read the original study yet, but I’ll browse over it when I get a chance. Basically, the study shows that Aerobic exercise increases creativity… Continue reading 1,302 words and a successful experiment

no time no time no time

Man, there is never enough time to do anything! The sun was setting yesterday before I had gotten to a point where I was ready to do homework–and even after two straight hours yesterday, I still had another four hours tonight (I HATE doing homework on Sunday, I wish I didn’t have to do it)… Continue reading no time no time no time

Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein

I was browsing around in Pioneer Book about a week ago (and Pioneer Book is an awesome place to hang out if you like books–they’re used, but cheap, and it’s really fun just to go and get lost in there!) and I saw a few used Heinlein books for sale. I don’t know too much… Continue reading Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein