The Drenai lands have been overrun, and the Vagrian conquerors, led by Kaem and the Dark Brotherhood, are laying waste to all that lies before them. Only the stronghold at Purdol withstands them, but unless the Drenai can rally a counterattack, all will be lost. In these trying times, a strange old man visits the… Continue reading Waylander by David Gemmell
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.
Is Inception the new cyberpunk?
WARNING: This post contains spoilers for Inception and Neuromancer. So I just saw Inception for the first time today, and I couldn’t help but notice the uncanny similarities between between it and Neuromancer by William Gibson. It made me wonder if Inception represents some kind of reincarnation of cyberpunk. Before I go on, I should… Continue reading Is Inception the new cyberpunk?
Update on things
Revised the first chapter of Mercenary Savior today. I will probably revise it a couple more times before this draft is finished, but at least I’ve done it once. For some reason, most of my alpha readers didn’t give me too many comments to work with. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or… Continue reading Update on things
Worlds of our own choosing
Note: All material in this post is under full copyright. Do not use without permission. About a month ago, I was walking out of the plasma center when inspiration smacked me square in the face. Two character voices, both of which I’d never heard before, started having the most fascinating argument. Knowing that I would… Continue reading Worlds of our own choosing
Rock Canyon Writing for Charity
So a couple weeks ago, I heard of this for-charity writer’s conference going on in Sandy this weekend. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend the full event, but I did go to the evening extravaganza with fellow writer and quarkie Jimmy. The evening session was great! There were some excellent performances by Divine Comedy and… Continue reading Rock Canyon Writing for Charity
Am I an “emerging adult”?
I read a fascinating article in the New York Times today about “emerging adulthood”– basically, the modern trend of twenty-somethings (such as myself) who aren’t growing up and settling down. Says the article: It’s happening all over, in all sorts of families, not just young people moving back home but also young people taking longer… Continue reading Am I an “emerging adult”?
Mr. Monster by Dan Wells
John Wayne Cleaver wants very much not to kill you. He wants it so much, in fact, that he’s made up a host of rules to keep his inner monster from taking over. The way he complimented your shirt, for example–he said that to counteract the delicious thought of you tied to a wall, screaming… Continue reading Mr. Monster by Dan Wells
Worlds Away from Home 1.2 is finished!
That’s right! Here are the stats: Worlds Away from Home 1.2 mss pages: 536words: 116,219file size: 259 KBchapters: 24start date: 9 June 2010end date: 16 August 2010 And here’s the wordsplash: Also, I don’t know if this is of any significance to anyone, but this is the song that I had playing while I wrote… Continue reading Worlds Away from Home 1.2 is finished!
The biggest scare of my life
I just had the biggest scare of my life. Moments after finishing Worlds Away from Home, I opened the spreadsheet with my daily wordcounts and noticed that it was missing all the data from the last week. All the data. Not sure what to do, I saved Worlds Away, closed it, reopened it…and found that… Continue reading The biggest scare of my life
Almost at four
I’ve got half a dozen things I could blog about, but it’s 2 am and cleaning checks are tomorrow, so I think I’m going to give a quick update and go to bed. Worlds Away from Home is doing quite well–I’m only two chapters and five scenes from the end. I’d push really hard to… Continue reading Almost at four