Category Archives: ROW80

Checking in on a Sunday

Hey there. My headline probably won’t end up on any funny shirts, but I’m checking in on a Sunday, which has been rare for me lately. Actually, I just haven’t been checking in as often, period, this round. I’m not sure why. I know a lot of it has to do with being so busy. …

March 4, 2012 – 3:41 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in ROW80 | Tagged | Comments (6)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Closing in on the end of Round 4

Hey all, As we’re closing in on the end of Round 4, I thought I’d post my progress toward my goals, as a review. DONE 1) Complete guest blogs and interviews and various other content for SHADA blog tour. DONE 2) Schedule the radio interview that is a part of the blog tour, and get …

December 18, 2011 – 3:50 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in ROW80 | Tagged | Comments (3)

Another Sunday update

Well, I keep being too busy to post mid-week updates, so that’s gotta be a good thing somehow, right? Seems to be. The big news since my last update is that I finally have SHADA out in trade paperback. As much as my livelihood depends on the steady sales of my novels in electronic book …

December 4, 2011 – 3:01 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in ROW80, writing | Tagged , , | Comments (4)

Another Sunday, another check-in

Goals? What are those? Actually, last we checked, I was going pretty good on mine. Still am. I’ve been finally getting past all the distractions and getting down to actually writing. That’s good news for EMBER. Plus, I’m looking at making a solid three figures, baby. Think about that when you’re handing your newborn to …

November 28, 2011 – 3:24 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in ROW80 | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Sunday progress report

So, a couple things have been kicking my keister lately. First of all, I haven’t reached the “making new progress in EMBER” stage yet. I’m still smoothing out the progress already made. I want to be sure this doesn’t become a rut, so I’m giving myself until Wednesday’s check-in. If I haven’t made significant progress …

November 21, 2011 – 1:28 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in ROW80 | Tagged , | Comments (1)