Daily Archives: February 18, 2010

A PC that works, and time

I’d surrender all the club flyers you could shake a stick at for one thing: a PC that works smoothly and fast, and time enough to write. It’s been rare to have either, let alone both, lately. Yet that is certainly the way I’d most like to spend my time in the evening when my …

February 18, 2010 – 2:17 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in late night writing | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Knowing about aging

It’s good to know details about anything; one thing few young writers consider are the details of aging. At what age, for example, is it a good idea and a customary practice for a person to take chondroitin glucosamine? At what age does prune juice become essential to maintaining digestive health? And does anyone really …

February 18, 2010 – 2:13 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Rants and asides | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Narrative flashbacks and flashforwards

When I started my latest draft of my novel, I decided to try some flashbacks and flashforwads to get the main cast in front of my readers and all the elements of my story out in front of my readers within the first fifty pages. It re-energized me initially, but now I wonder if I’m …

February 18, 2010 – 2:09 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in creativity | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Writing time’s taking a hit

With all my PC troubles, my writing time’s been suffering lately; I have enough time for blogging, which brings in much-needed funds, but no time for any novel writing. It’s like someone took thermogenic fat burners to my writing time and burned most of it away. Trouble is, I’m really full of ideas for my …

February 18, 2010 – 2:04 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in late night writing | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

My PC’s back: for one night only!

I was overjoyed when I received the call last night (and again this morning) that my PC was back from the Geek Squad and could be picked up at any time. “It has a new motherboard, a new card reader and is running like a dream,” I was told by the enthusiastic Geek. Then I …

February 18, 2010 – 2:00 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Rants and asides | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)