Monthly Archives: August 2009

Dredging up words

Sometimes writing is a joy, sometimes it’s a task, and sometimes it’s a job. No matter which it feels like, though, the task is always the same: come up with words to describe stuff, tell a story, or relay some information. So whether its diet pill reviews or the great novel you’ve been slaving over, …

August 24, 2009 – 4:05 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in late night writing | Tagged , | Comments (0)

My biggest lesson from Charlaine

I have to admit that I learned a lot in doing my interview with Charlaine Harris. First, Ms. Harris has lived a charmed life, selling pretty much every novel she’s ever written! What a blessing! But green-eyed jealousy aside, the best lesson I learned from her is that mysteries don’t have to be quite so …

August 10, 2009 – 1:57 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Writing challenge to come

For several months, I have been writing and delivering Torah commentaries at my local Messianic congregation. It’s a fun exercise and a regular writing gig and fulfilling on many levels. These 15-minute mini-sermons are the highlight of my week and often the best discipline to make sure I’m writing something every week. It’s certainly more …

August 10, 2009 – 1:53 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , | Comments (0)