Daily Archives: March 24, 2008

Stop trying to be Hemingway

Some aspiring writers look at the lives of total wrecks like Ernest Hemingway and his ilk and think that the only way to be a good writer is to put yourself through hell, then go to drug treatment and then start writing. I suppose if all you want to write about is addiction, drinking and …

March 24, 2008 – 2:16 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in creativity | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Less glamorous writing opportunities

Some writers just don’t recognize or appreciate the opportunities to write that life lays before them. While they dream of writing the great American novel, they’re unwilling to put pen to paper for some ad copy at their local public television station or help a friend running for a local office craft a speech on …

March 24, 2008 – 2:10 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Tips on getting published | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

Many types of writing bear many fruits

Sometimes I think a nice long vacation to a completely different area, say Branson resorts or a biblical tour of Israel, would be a great way to charge up the ol’ creative batteries. But then, time away is often time away from writing as well. And writing is what writers do, if they’re to be …

March 24, 2008 – 2:02 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Tips on getting published | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)