So, it’s getting towards the end of the summer, I’m having a TON of awesome experiences out here in Jordan, I’ve practically abandoned the Quark writing group (for the time being…I’ll be back…), and I’m only 16,000 words into Genesis Earth, which I was hoping to finish before the end of the summer. My daily… Continue reading Summer goals revision
Tag: Life Decisions
The end-of-the-semester crunch is starting to get to me
It’s that time of year for BYU students–everything is about to come to a wonderful, beautiful, liberating close, but before that you have to pass through the very gates of hell. Everyone is getting swamped with tests, papers, and projects, and I’m right there in the thick of it. Man, I’m starting to wish that… Continue reading The end-of-the-semester crunch is starting to get to me
Brandon Sanderson speaks to Quark!
We had an awesome weekend in the Quark writing group! Brandon Sanderson came and spoke on turning your dreams of becoming an sf/f writer into reality…
The Lost Colony to be submitted by May!
We had an interesting lecture today in English 318–Brandon explained the format of the final to us, and part of the final is that we actually submit something we’ve been writing to a professional publisher! So, now not only will I finish this novel by the end of the semester, but I’ll be sending it… Continue reading The Lost Colony to be submitted by May!
Something encouraging I read
I was surfing around on the internet the other day, looking on writing blogs, and I found something that was surprisingly encouraging. It was a comment by Muneraven on one of the pages of a really interesting blog called DeepGenre, and here is what it said:
English 318 has begun!
Yesterday was the first day of English 318 with Brandon Sanderson! I’m really excited for it! I can tell already that this is going to be a very interesting class–especially because it’s taught by someone who actually writes good fantasy, not just someone who can criticize it. Brandon is a real cool guy and I… Continue reading English 318 has begun!
Resolutions and Alpha Centauri
Here are my thoughts on New Year’s resolutions (and goals in general): they need to be short, simple, specific, measurable, realistic, easy to remember, and before you set them you need to realize that success (or failure) is not measured by how well you keep the goal itself, but what you accomplish as you strive… Continue reading Resolutions and Alpha Centauri
The Writing Philosophy of Madeleine L’Engle.
I just recently finished reading a book of quotes from Madeleine L’Engle. Her children’s book A Wrinkle In Time had a huge impact on me as a kid, and was influential in the development of my love of writing and of Science Fiction. I found this quote book at a BYU Bookstore sale a couple… Continue reading The Writing Philosophy of Madeleine L’Engle.
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…!