Category Archives: Rants and asides

New title will be biggest mystery

Once I come up with a new title for my lighthearted supernatural mystery, I intend to keep it quiet this time. Quiet in the same way a teenage cheerleader never lets on that she’s relying on fat burners to maintain her figure for her Cheerios uniform. Sorry, had a Glee-k moment there. Anyway, to avoid …

May 12, 2010 – 11:46 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Rants and asides | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Standstill with novel

I have to admit, it was really demoralizing to find out a movie is being made with the same title as the working title on my lighthearted supernatural mystery novel, Thirty Minutes Or Less. Even if what they do with it is completely different from the direction I’m going, that title is now toxic and …

May 12, 2010 – 11:40 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Rants and asides | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Adjusting to a laptop

I’m accustomed to working on a desktop computer, but my PC still isn’t back from Best Buy… and may never be again since they’ve become real asses about welching on their no-lemon policy. I’m more committed than ever to building my next desktop system myself, from high-quality parts, not this bargain-basement crap Acer and Best …

March 29, 2010 – 11:45 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Rants and asides | Tagged , | Comments (0)

A new laptop

With spring teasing that it might stick around after a somewhat early appearance this year, many folks are thinking about fun stuff like outdoor furniture. As for me, I’m excited that I finally have a new laptop! Sure, my desktop can’t seem to stay fixed and out of Geek Squad customer service for more than …

March 16, 2010 – 1:12 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Rants and asides | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Print solutions

I’ve been thinking a bit about print solutions for my workstation. My wife and I bought a printer with bluetooth wireless about six months ago, but unfortunately we don’t have all the extras that are needed to make such a set-up work, and the cost of the accessories is actually less than just getting a …

March 6, 2010 – 9:20 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Rants and asides | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

West Coast daydreams

My wife and I for years have been talking about wanting to move out to the West Coast someday. While that might seem like purely a writer’s paradise, with every passing winter it seems desirable for more reasons than milder winters alone. Sure, winter seems all cozy and romantic with visions of cuddling before a …

March 5, 2010 – 1:45 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Rants and asides | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Just a time out for a rave

No, I don’t mean a dance. But I do want to rave about my new mp3 player, since it is no longer and off-brand but one of Apple’s iPods: namely, a fifth-generation 16GB nano! Sure, there’s not a lot that an iPod can do to improve my writing directly, but I can listen to audio …

March 5, 2010 – 1:03 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Rants and asides | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Time, look what’s become of me…

Time is the enemy of us all, but lately it’s been the enemy of my novel-writing. Five weeks and counting, and my desktop PC still isn’t back from Best Buy because they keep not fixing it completely. If one more thing goes wrong, I actually qualify for their “no lemon” policy and get a new …

March 2, 2010 – 11:42 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Rants and asides | 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)

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)

REVIEW: Western Governor’s University

Sometimes… not always, but sometimes… I regret not picking up my teacher’s license back when I was in college. It would give a writer like me a handy fallback career, being able to teach. Of course, that’s kind of why I didn’t pick it up to begin with; because I don’t think teaching should be …

February 7, 2010 – 10:34 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Rants and asides | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Interest in blogging on the rise

My interest in blogging has been on the rise lately. Sometimes I’ve gone almost two weeks between posts, but lately with my increased attention on writing in general, my interest in blogging is moving back up to a high water mark. Maybe I’m just more in a confessional mood lately, or maybe I’ve balanced my …

February 5, 2010 – 12:44 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Rants and asides | Tagged , , | Comments (0)