Daily Archives: November 29, 2007

The joy of a full mailbox

Any former kid my age who was a writer or otherwise interested in the past before he or she was personally alive will tell you what the real joy of full mailboxes can be like. So can any war veterans, but I digress. Some of my fondest memories are things I had waiting for me …

November 29, 2007 – 2:09 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Anticipation

Very soon, I should be getting my contributor’s copy. It was thrilling a few months ago to find out a magazine had accepted my piece on Ripper victim Mary Jane Kelly. It was fun to research and write, and I’ve been anxious to see the results in print. That should happen, if all goes well, …

November 29, 2007 – 1:52 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Calling Dr. House

I thoroughly enjoy the show House, M.D. Hugh Laurie is completely entertaining, and quite a revelation as a dramatic actor for anyone who remembers him from his early-years BBC silliness on, oh, Blackadder II with Rowan Atkinson. And he brings some of that trademark humor to bear in the House M.D. role. But whether you …

November 29, 2007 – 1:42 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Just getting started

Unlike image-conscious actors and actresses, one career stress most writers never have to worry about is their appearance; most always remain behind the camera and never have to be a weight-conscious, image-conscious person who is constantly popping diet pills into their mouth instead of a Big Mac at lunchtime. Still, it is important even for …

November 29, 2007 – 1:31 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Blue collar writers

Currently, I’m not making enough from my writing career to browse ads for condos for sale with any realistic expectation that I could ever afford one. So if anyone wants to see the 2007 WGA strike end successfully for writers, it’s me. However, like so many strikes these days, it seems the unions that kick …

November 29, 2007 – 1:19 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in 2007 WGA Strike, writing | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)