…in both of my stories. In The Lost Colony, Leila, who’s a native of this somewhat primitive civilization that doesn’t understand spacefaring, stows away on a shuttle and experiences space for the first time. Pretty cool! And in The Wormhole Paradigm, tension builds as they set off towards the planet, anticipating that the aliens will… Continue reading I’m starting to get to the really cool parts…
Tag: Quark
Thoughts on Writing Groups
It’s been really interesting to compare my experience with the Quark writing group with the writing group in English 318. There really is a lot of contrast between the two, and that’s helping me to understand what works and what doesn’t, and what writing groups are good for and not so good for…
Quark Writing Group Flier 2008
Check out the link below! It’s a copy of the writing group flier for this year! Many thanks to Aiwe for the artwork! Here’s what to do…download the flier, print it out, and post it up wherever you want! Especially if you’re in the Provo/Orem area–we want to attract BYU aspiring writers who love Science… Continue reading Quark Writing Group Flier 2008
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!
844 words, an awesome writing meeting, and some plans for submitting stuff
I haven’t posted in the last couple of days, mostly because I’ve been so busy. Thursday especially was crazy–there was this huge Arabic final, and I had a big paper to write and get in by five. But, yeah, these are crazy times anyways, what with finals. I sat down and immersed myself in my… Continue reading 844 words, an awesome writing meeting, and some plans for submitting stuff
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
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!!!
Thoughts on Dave Wolverton and the AML Convention
I apologize for the long post. I had a great time at the AML conference (what little time I was able to spend there!) and here are my thoughts on Dave Wolverton’s speech. AML (Association for Mormon Letters) is this association for Mormon literary people (they have a blog here), and I don’t know a… Continue reading Thoughts on Dave Wolverton and the AML Convention
1,100 words and a very fun Nanowrimo writing party!
I’ve been wanting to organize some more informal get togethers with Quark. I heard from Gamila that it’s really the informal get togethers that Aneeka threw together back in the day that got the ball rolling with the writing group. Of course, when I was talking online with Drek about this and venting / bouncing… Continue reading 1,100 words and a very fun Nanowrimo writing party!
A couple of awesome Quark meetings
So, this week we had not one but two Quark writing group meetings. And they both were really good! There was a surprisingly good turnout at each one, and I think that everyone went away with some good feedback for their stories. Plus, some of the newer guys are getting motivated to write stuff of… Continue reading A couple of awesome Quark meetings