Daily Archives: July 27, 2009

Finding ways to undercut seriousness

One of the skills one must possess to have fun while writing fiction is finding ways to undercut dour seriousness. While I’m not saying everyone should put on clown makeup, I am advocating coming up with character-driven ways to make a situation interesting. Let’s say someone is being questions by a Sheriff about a murder. …

July 27, 2009 – 4:32 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Time to have fun

I’ve decided with this novel I’m working on that it’s time to have fun with my characters for a change; while I’m treating each character with respect, I want them to be light, amusing and fun to read about. Dour characters have their place, but I want to have fun with fiction-writing for a change. …

July 27, 2009 – 4:25 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Thank goodness for flash drives

OK, so the running total of hard drives I’ve been through in the past 18 months just reached four. I’m now on my fifth drive and this time I ordered a high-quality, well-reviewed unit with a two-year factory warranty. Most drives come with 90 days, so hopefully the longer warranty is an indication of some …

July 27, 2009 – 4:21 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Rants and asides | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Incredible response

Thanks to our blowout eight-part interview with author Charlaine Harris, ScriptSuperhero.com has been a much busier place these days. Hopefully Ms. Harris will benefit from it as well, though her star is so firm in the literary heavens by now, I’m not sure there’s much more we can do for her, other than what we …

July 27, 2009 – 4:14 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Charlaine Harris, writing | Tagged , | Comments (0)