I was really bad about updating this blog last month. My goal was to post something new every Monday and Thursday, but that fell through and I’m not sure why. It’s not like life got super complicated or anything, more like blogging was just the ball that got dropped last month. No excuses, just getting… Continue reading Quick update on writing and the blog
Category: Sons of the Starfarers
New story, new release!
I have a story out in the latest issue of Perihelion! To read “L’enfer, c’est la Solitude,” click here. It’s free to read! Those of you following the blog for a while will recognize this as a story I wrote almost exactly two years ago. Here’s what I said about it back then: I can’t stand people… Continue reading New story, new release!
Cover Reveal: Captives in Obscurity
Behold! Final draft? CHECK. Cover art? CHECK. Edits received? CHECK. Edits approved? IN PROGRESS. Blurb and metadata? IN PROGRESS. Formatting? IN PROGRESS. Estimated time to pre-order: 4 DAYS. Release date: MAY 15th, 2016
Recalibrating
One of the things about being a creative person is that it’s very hard to keep an organized daily routine for very long. Usually you’ll have one that works out well for a couple of weeks before something happens to make it fall apart completely, and then you have to recalibrate and start over. Nothing necessarily… Continue reading Recalibrating
Still alive (though it may not seem like it)
Sorry for not posting to the blog in a while. I seem to be chronically disorganized, and updating the blog is unfortunately rather low on the priority list. But I’m still alive, and still writing. Gunslinger to the Stars is coming along well, though it’s not been without its hiccups. I’m about halfway through right… Continue reading Still alive (though it may not seem like it)
On the way to 10k
631 words in 30 minutes, 1250 WPH. 2404 so far today. Taking a break to make dinner. #amwriting — Joe Vasicek (@onelowerlight) January 8, 2016 #amwriting through a rough spot. 216 words in 30 minutes, only 400 WPH. Hopefully next session is better. — Joe Vasicek (@onelowerlight) January 11, 2016 First session of the day:… Continue reading On the way to 10k
State of the Vasicek 2015
I recently read a post over on Brandon Sanderson’s blog where he did an exhaustive recap on his writing and update on all of his WIPs, and called it State of the Sanderson. Since it’s the end of the year and I’m already looking back in order to make some new resolutions for 2016, it seems like… Continue reading State of the Vasicek 2015
SSF-V: Captives in Obscurity 2.0 is complete!
Finishing my latest #wip while listening to Interstellar soundtrack. THE FEELS!! #amwriting #scifi — Joe Vasicek (@onelowerlight) December 10, 2015 Yesterday I finished the second draft of Captives in Obscurity (Sons of the Starfarers: Book V). I’m extremely pleased with how it turned out, and I think you guys are really going to enjoy it! Unfortunately,… Continue reading SSF-V: Captives in Obscurity 2.0 is complete!
Why SSF-V: Captives in Obscurity won’t be coming out in January
Okay, so here’s the deal. Back in May, I made what might possibly be the worst mistake of my entire publishing career: I severely underpriced all of my Star Wanderers books. For the year and a half leading up to that decision, sales had been declining rather steadily, and I was getting rather desperate for some way to reverse… Continue reading Why SSF-V: Captives in Obscurity won’t be coming out in January
Sick sick sick!
I have been sick for about a week now and it sucks—literally. Got a sore throat right now, and I’m sucking on garlic to try to make it go away. Strangely enough, it seems to be working. It all started with my cute little niece, who apparently is an incubator for the plague. Came down… Continue reading Sick sick sick!