Daily Archives: October 29, 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)