The Quiet Quotient

Writing Is Basically Collecting Regrets

Nobody tells you this when you start writing, but most of the job is regret. You sit down with the idea that you’re about to create something brilliant, and five minutes later you’re wondering why you didn’t just take up woodworking instead. At least then you’d have a chair at the end of the day.Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

The Myth Of The Writing Soundtrack

Writers love to talk about their playlists. The perfect song to unlock inspiration. The album that gets them in the zone. The band that practically wrote the book for them. I’ve tried this. I’ve made playlists with the care of a teenager making a mix for their first crush. And every time, it backfires.Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

Writer's Block Is Coming Coffee Marches at Dawn (Protect Your Throne)

In the realm of writing, there are no safe kingdoms. The page is Westeros, unforgiving, divided, and full of enemies.
Writer’s block is your Night King. Silent, patient, unstoppable. One moment you’re charging forward, filling pages with dialogue and description, the next you’re frozen mid-sentence, your cursor blinking like a torch in the dark. Abandoned drafts rise again, haunting you like white walkers in your creative army of the dead.Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

Characters: The Awful Truth

Characters are basically the same. At first, you’re convinced this new one is brilliant, your best creation yet. But give them half a chapter and they’re already pushing back. “I wouldn’t say that,” they argue. “I don’t want to go there.” “Why would I fall in love with him? He listens to Coldplay.”Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/
 

Creativity In The Ordinary

Writers often chase inspiration as if it’s some rare bird that only lands when conditions are perfect—quiet room, fresh coffee, unbroken hours. But more often, inspiration hides in the ordinary, waiting to be noticed.Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

Rejection - A Badge of Honor

Rejection stings. Whether it’s a form letter from a magazine, silence after a pitch, or a polite “not the right fit,” it’s tempting to read rejection as a verdict: “You’re not good enough.” Rejection is proof you’re in the game. It means you’re sending your work out into the world, taking risks, daring to let someone else read what you created. That’s no small thing.Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/
 

How Becoming a Dad Increased My Creativity

Before my newborn arrived, I thought I understood focus.Deadlines. Projects. Late-night edits.I’d been there, done that.
But nothing compares to holding a baby at 3 a.m.rocking them back to sleep,knowing there’s still work waiting on your desk.Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

Writing When You Don't Feel Like It

Every writer has days when the words refuse to come. Maybe you’re tired, stressed, or just not in the mood. The question becomes: should you force it?Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

Decade Blastback - September 1990

Welcome to Decade Blastback, a quieter look back at moments in culture. Today, we pause in September of 1990, thirty-five years ago. What were people listening to, playing, watching? Let’s take a slow walk through the music, games, television, and movies of that month.Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

Breaking the Page Lessons from Walter White

What can Walter White teach us about writing? In this episode, we explore how a single choice, on screen or on the page, can start a transformation. Writing begins small: a sentence, a notebook, a click of the keyboard. But like Breaking Bad, it can grow in ways you never expected. Join us for a quiet reflection on choices, change, and the slow evolution of a story.Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/