…in terms of writing, that is. I got a lot of little and not-so-little things done today, but didn’t spend much time writing. Only got about 855 words, when I need to be averaging 2.5k per day in order to finish Mercenary Savior before CONduit. The weirdest part is that I have so much free… Continue reading So much happening, so little getting done
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.
Quark has a new writing VP
That’s right; her board name is Jimmy and she’s basically doing it the same way I did it–by jumping in the deep end first. Joined quark last semester, went to a few writing meetings, and pow! Writing VP. Anyways, we had some interesting conversations after the last writing group meeting of the semester. Basically, I… Continue reading Quark has a new writing VP
Quick post from Provo
This is going to be quick, because it’s late at night and I want to get some sleep. I made it to Provo. I’m currently staying with an old roommate, sleeping on his couch. To do: find a job and a place to live. Fortunately, I’ve just about got the second one secured. I talked… Continue reading Quick post from Provo
Newsvomit
Alright, before I collapse from exhaustion and call it a night, here’s what’s up. Today, I wrote more than 3k words in the revision of Bringing Stella Home (I’m going to change that title soon–I’ve got a new working title, but I don’t know what I think about it). The whole time, though, it felt… Continue reading Newsvomit
Old story notebook, part 2
Alright, here is the second part of my oldest story notebook, the one that I just found a couple days ago. These ideas date from 2007 when I started pursuing writing as more than a hobby, up to the summer of 2008 when I went to Jordan on the BYU study abroad program. The Singularity:… Continue reading Old story notebook, part 2
Quarterly report
So I figure that since I want to write professionally, it would be a good idea to keep track of my writing and do quarterly updates on my blog. Here’s the first one for this year: The red line shows my daily writing word count, the blue line a running seven day total. The graph… Continue reading Quarterly report
Old story notebook–found!
Guess what? Last night, when I was looking through old boxes at my parents house (looking for my old ratty copy of On My Way to Paradise, specifically) I found my very first story notebook–the one I thought I’d lost on the Jordan study abroad two years ago! Wheeeeee!!! This notebook is a real gold mine–not… Continue reading Old story notebook–found!
Goodbye DC
So I have some crazy, unbelievable news to share: I got fired from my internship, under disputed circumstances. That’s right: fired from my unpaid internship four weeks before it was scheduled to end. The exact reasons for the termination were never made completely clear to me, but I suspect politics played a significant role and… Continue reading Goodbye DC
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
“I’ve watched through his eyes, I’ve listened through his ears, and I tell you he’s the one. Or at least as close as we’re goign to get. “That’s what you said about the brother.” “The brother tested out impossible. For other reasons. Nothing to do with his ability.” “Same with the sister. And there are… Continue reading Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
With the Lightnings by David Drake
Daniel Leary, Lieutenant in the Republic of Cinnabar Navy, dreams of commanding a military starship one day. Unfortunately, as the estranged son of a corrupt senator, and with almost no money to his name, he has virtually no chance of ever seeing it happen. While serving in an assignment on Kostrama, a neutral trade world… Continue reading With the Lightnings by David Drake