Monthly Archives: October 2007

Laying it down

If anyone asked me how I prefer to write, I’d describe a great, cherrywood desk to hold my PC setup and a deep, lush leather office chair with heat and massage functions. That’s how I’d like it to be. Here’s the reality: for the past year I’ve written 90 percent or more of my stuff …

October 29, 2007 – 11:51 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , | Comments (1)

Inspiring wild things

I wonder sometimes if something like animal print bedding is what inspired the book Where the Wild Things Are. The Maurice Sendak children’s picture book classic is a part of most US children’s youngest memories and sometimes I like to think about what inspired such classics. I imagine a young, imaginative Sendak cozying up in …

October 29, 2007 – 10:35 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Chairs, writing and body position in creativity

It doesn’t take home theater chairs to get comfortable enough to be creative, but it sure can be a nice luxury. I know I write a lot better and a lot longer when I’m comfortable, and I doubt I’m alone on that count. But different body positions can work, also. For the past year or …

October 29, 2007 – 10:29 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in creativity, writing | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Daring not to curse

Tonight, I re-watched the classic family comedy Meet the Parents with my wife. Or, at least, I re-watched most of it. In my memory, it was the cat jokes and the tense relationship between Ben Stiller and Robert DiNiro that I remembered and stuck with me in this comedy about how awkward it can be …

October 29, 2007 – 12:13 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Thoughts on creative mobility

It used to be that if you were a writer, one thing you didn’t have to worry about was outdoor lighting. Now, with the world turning increasingly from laptops, palmtops and even keyboard-equipped cell phones as tools to express themselves creatively, writers are no longer limited to being strictly “indoors” people when they practice their …

October 17, 2007 – 8:10 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Watching your way to an agent!

How do Luminox watches really work underwater? Do they keep on tickin’ like a Timex? Do they fail at a certain depth? How would they fail if taken to that depth? Seem unrelated to writing? That’s just the thing, and the theme of my posts today. Anything you learn can eventually be useful. Knowing when …

October 7, 2007 – 11:33 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in spec script | Comments (0)

Knowing a lot

While Ingersoll Rand air tools aren’t of any work-related use to most writers, it never hurts to acquire knowledge; it can help writers out of some pretty unusual spots. Take, for example, the writing of a legal comedy, like My Cousin Vinny. A classic film that featured Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei, the whole movie …

October 7, 2007 – 11:24 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Comments (0)