Category Archives: writing

Title absconded by Hollywood!

It had to happen eventually; it was a title too good to mess with. I revealed on my blog some time ago that the title for my supernatural murder mystery dramedy was Thirty Minutes Or Less: A Pizza Delivery Mystery. I worried about making it public, but I also knew it was rather obvious and …

March 29, 2010 – 11:36 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

RIP Robert B. Parker

It’s been a fact since January, but I only recently found out about the death of mystery novelist Robert B. Parker. Parker was a huge influence on my back in the late 1980s when I was in college and trying my hand at mystery novels; his Spenser series was hot at the time and I …

March 3, 2010 – 12:18 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Laptop novel-writing

When all you have to work on is an old laptop, one would think novel-writing becomes a lot more unpleasant. However, I’ve actually made some progress since making the switch. And there are a couple reasons for this. First, I hooked up my wireless PC mouse to the laptop and suddenly it’s a lot easier …

February 4, 2010 – 12:42 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Conspiracy theories…

Ever wonder how prenatal vitamins actually affect the unborn? While I’m not one to entertain many conspiracies in life, it’s good to have a curious mind that asks such weird questions when it comes to being a writer. Something as simple as a question like that could easily lead to a great premise for a …

January 20, 2010 – 1:20 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Picking up knowledge where you can

As a writer, it’s always important to pick up knowledge where you can find it. I once had a roommate who had the worst case of dry skin ever (or so it seemed) and he was constantly in search of a better eczema treatment. At the time, it grossed me out; but now, I have …

January 20, 2010 – 1:16 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Unique perspective

Being a writer gives one a unique perspective on topics as mundane as quick trim celluslim reviews to as exotic as the effects of poisons on the human body. With suspense/mystery writers, all of it usually adds up to figuring out how to effectively kill someone in a way that will mislead the reader to …

January 20, 2010 – 1:12 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Focusing on research

When I’m not surfing to places like http://www.bestonlinedegrees.org to help my wife consider the best place to get her next degree … that’s right, she just finished her bachelors! Go, Andie! Anyway… I’ve discovered just how important good research is to everything from sermons to novel-writing. One needs to deeply understand all that is possibly …

January 20, 2010 – 1:08 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Tight writing schedule

I’m going to have a tight writing schedule for the next few weeks; I have one more sermon and one more commentary ahead of me, back to back. However, after that, I have no idea when I’ll be teaching again. So, I should finally find some serious novel-writing time right about then. That’s news so …

January 20, 2010 – 1:04 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Perhaps some novel-writing time ahead?

With no sermon on the near horizon and no commentary for a couple weeks, it looks like I’ll have some novel-writing time to enjoy in the short term. I’m eager to get back to Zach, Donna and company. Writing sermons and commentaries may not seem that creative, but believe me, it takes a lot of …

January 10, 2010 – 11:24 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Parable of the weeds and the problem of evil

OK, I’ve finally hit on it. Even though it’s explained, I think there’s a lot I can do with the parable of the weeds, because it will allow me to talk about the problem of evil in the world. And that’s a whole lot more interesting than if I, as a non-expert, got up there …

January 5, 2010 – 11:32 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , | Comments (0)

The parable of the sower, perhaps?

It’s been taught and over-taught, but right now I’m leaning toward teaching the parable of the sower. However, since Mark is careful to explain most of Yeshua’s parables, there’s not a lot of mystery to it. Still, it beats a sermon on how to solicit a home insurance quote. Be that as it may, I …

January 5, 2010 – 11:19 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Brainstorming parables

Sometimes it’s easier to find cheap auto insurance than it is to stumble across a good idea. I’ve been working on an emergency backup sermon and found out today I’ll probably need it this weekend. Generally, not a problem. I’ve been doing a lot with the parables of Yeshua lately so all I need to …

January 5, 2010 – 10:59 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , | Comments (0)