Ok, so real quick, I didn’t do any writing today. That was very annoying. The really annoying thing, though, was that it took nearly six or seven hours to do less than two hours of homework. That’s what happens when I hang out around the Arabic house–too many distractions. Not that it wasn’t all unpleasant.… Continue reading grrrr…!
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.
still here and still writing
So, I’ve gotten out of the habit every day of posting my word count progress, but just so you know, I’ve been doing it very regularly. After I decided to keep working on my novel and not put it on the back burner, I’ve been doing between 500 to 700 words a day. It’s really… Continue reading still here and still writing
Forget it…I’m going for it
Ok, so you remember what I said about putting off my novel and focusing on some other stuff? Well, I went a couple of days without writing in my novel, and by the end of it, I decided to change my mind. I’m going to go for it–and if I end up writing too much,… Continue reading Forget it…I’m going for it
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clark
As I’ve become more and more involved in writing Science Fiction, I’ve felt a strong desire to educate myself on the genre and read the major Sci Fi books that have come before me. I want to do this so that I can make my own works stronger, and also because I really enjoy them.… Continue reading 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clark
Some of my short story ideas
Alright, here are the two ideas I have right now. I’m not really at a good stopping point for The Lost Colony yet, but I think I can slow down enough to divide my attention. The first one I got when I finished 2001: A Space Odyssey just last week. I was thinking about dating… Continue reading Some of my short story ideas
1,500+ words in two days and some thoughts on practical issues
These last couple of days, I’ve been writing in the morning/midday, and it’s been a lot more productive than waiting to do it as the last thing. I think that if I could get into a routine of doing it early in the morning, maybe before classes, it could be really good. The way I… Continue reading 1,500+ words in two days and some thoughts on practical issues
Zion and Babylon
So, I got back yesterday from my spontaneous trip with my old roommates! It was a lot of fun! Definitely worth skipping the last couple of days of classes! However, I can’t figure out how to upload pictures to this particular blog–I’m sure there’s a way to do it, I’m just not all that proficient… Continue reading Zion and Babylon
rrrrrrRRRRRRR!!!!!!! ALRIGHT I’M GOING!!!!!!!!!
Drek says this blog is boring. He says he doesn’t like reading post after post about how many words I did each day. He says my life as a writer is boring. I’m going to cry. But I have a chance to redeem myself. Because my old roommates are completely and totally insane. They decided… Continue reading rrrrrrRRRRRRR!!!!!!! ALRIGHT I’M GOING!!!!!!!!!
An awesome day!!!
Today was an AWESOME day for the Quark club! We had a ton of really great activities and meetings, and it was really fun! First, we had a book club meeting at 11…with a special guest! Brandon Sanderson joined us to discuss his book Mistborn! It was a lot of fun to ask him questions… Continue reading An awesome day!!!
527 words–I did it!
Yeah! I was tired, and thought that I’d throw in the towel after writing just a couple hundred words, but I kept saying to myself “come on, you can at least stay awake to write fifty more words–come on!” and it worked! I met both goals today, and I feel that the story is progressing… Continue reading 527 words–I did it!