Daily Archives: November 30, 2008

Reading is key for any genre

Good novels deserve a better place in the life of a writer than as decoration on the ol’ TV stand. Too often, young writers will say they do not want to read that many books, especially those in the style the wish to write in. The trouble is, just the opposite is true; to become …

November 30, 2008 – 11:11 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Tips on getting published | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Two troublesome states of mind on writing

Some people would rather blather on and on about free term life insurance rates than tackle a novel, and yet strangely most people imagine that they have at least one good novel in them. This ambivalence about the task of writing ultimately has to be set aside if one is to become a successful writer. …

November 30, 2008 – 11:03 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

A great writing exercise

One great writing exercise that can keep your mind limber and your writing wit sharp is choosing a completely off-the-wall target and writing about it with every ounce of passion you can muster. For example, there’s a lot of loose talk about the side effects of Alli, the rapid weight-loss drug that’s taking the market …

November 30, 2008 – 10:55 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , | Comments (0)