Category Archives: spec script

Medical babble goes here

One doesn’t need an oximeter license to write good medical drama, but it helps; frankly, as witty and engaging as House MD is, it’s hard to imagine anyone attempting to write for the show without some basic medical knowledge. I know that, years ago, Star Trek: The Next Generation writers like Michael Pillar used to …

April 29, 2010 – 12:31 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in spec script | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Disparate elements can make good stories

One fun writing exercise is to select a number of disparate, unrelated elements and work them into the core of a plot. You’ve probably heard of the concept before. In fact, I suspect several Elmore Leonard novels came about in exactly this way. Here’s an example. 1. An out-of-work plumber. 2. Colon cleanser. 3. A …

February 11, 2008 – 12:40 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in spec script | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Watching your way to an agent!

How do Luminox watches really work underwater? Do they keep on tickin’ like a Timex? Do they fail at a certain depth? How would they fail if taken to that depth? Seem unrelated to writing? That’s just the thing, and the theme of my posts today. Anything you learn can eventually be useful. Knowing when …

October 7, 2007 – 11:33 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in spec script | Comments (0)