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
grrrr…!
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…!
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