Author Archives: Craig Hansen

Slowly out of the muck

Slowly, I have begun pulling my writing efforts out of the muck. Progress has been halting, in fits and starts, for a while now. It seems like every time I finally get a chance to sit down and do some real significant writing, I’m either too tired, feeling ill, or too distracted and unfocused to …

February 20, 2012 – 1:39 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in ROW80, writing | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Writing hard on long projects

One of the upsides of being a novelist is the satisfaction that comes from telling a long story well. In long form, fiction can take readers on a ride, exploring a range of worlds and human experience. It can be fun. (Not to mention you don’t need to wear a welding helmet to write safely… …

February 12, 2012 – 4:19 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in ROW80 | Tagged , , | Comments (1)

ScriptSuperhero.com Interviews: Cidney Swanson

Bio: Cidney Swanson is the author of The Ripple Series. She began writing at age seven; her first novel began with “Ouch,” and her characters have been suffering ever since. Cidney lives in Eugene, Oregon with her husband, three kids, two cats, one dog, and entirely too much rain. ScriptSuperhero.com: Cidney, welcome to ScriptSuperhero.com as …

February 5, 2012 – 2:55 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Cidney Swanson | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

A rare check-in

I haven’t been checking in very regularly this round, so far, but it’s not due to lack of interest or lack of writing progress. It’s just more general than that: I’ve kinda been busy. Dad is back home and healthy and in his routine again. And I’ve reset and gotten back to writing. No need …

February 5, 2012 – 12:46 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in ROW80 | Tagged , , | Comments (3)

Re-equipping my wife

Like me, my wife is a creative person. When under stress, she finds relief in creative expression. However, she’s not primarily a writer, she’s a musician. And we had to leave her guitar behind in Minnesota, to be shipped out later, and to ship it safely is going to cost over $200. Being without an …

January 29, 2012 – 5:57 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Rants and asides | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Life interfered

One of the best features of ROW 80 is that it is a challenge that acknowledges that sometimes, “Life happens.” Such has been the case for me of late. The past week has been rather taxing on my ability to get any writing done. And I mean any, at all. My father, a World War …

January 27, 2012 – 2:58 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in ROW80 | Tagged | Comments (0)

Average weekend

I had an average second half of the week. That’s the bottom line, right up front. On Thursday, I made my goal for forward progress. On Friday, since I write in the evening while doing contract work in the late morning and afternoon, I was busy observing Shabbat. On Saturday after Shabbat was over, I …

January 9, 2012 – 2:19 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in ROW80 | Tagged , , | Comments (2)

Goals for the new ROW80 2012 Round 1

I had a great deal of success in the final ROW80 round in 2011, setting something like eight goals and meeting all of them. Of course, I had a hefty schedule with a weighty blog tour and such, so the emphasis was more on promotion that pure production. So, I’ve decided to set fewer goals …

January 5, 2012 – 11:53 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in ROW80 | Tagged | Comments (1)

Wrestling with motivation

A little success can be almost as dangerous as none. Why do I say that? Because I’ve now had a little success as a writer, and there are times when the last thing I want to do is write. Sure, once I fire up the word processor, that goes away. The trick is to be …

December 25, 2011 – 2:39 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in late night writing | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Last ROW80 Check-In of 2011

Well, we’re at the end of Round 4 of ROW 80. The past year has seen me complete two novels and put them out there for public consumption, as well as make significant progress on the third. Also, under a pseudonym, I’ve put out a handful of short fiction that’s done okay. So that’s not …

December 25, 2011 – 2:29 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in ROW80 | Comments (0)

Inertia

I’m starting to make a little money at this writing thing. It’s not a lot. Certainly not enough to live on, not yet. But… a little money. There are actually changes to my numbers when I check KDP, most of the time. That’s cool. What’s not cool? The reaction I’m experiencing. As excited as the …

December 22, 2011 – 4:32 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , | Comments (1)

The big decision

Every time I sit down to work on EMBER, I face a big decision. Do I sink more time into EMBER, which will take a few months to complete, or do I let myself sidetrack into some short fiction that I can put up a lot quicker, expanding my offerings more swiftly, so that I …

December 21, 2011 – 1:00 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , | Comments (1)