Jason Haskins
September: The horror! The horror (films)!
September writing updates as we enter the spooky season.
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Jason Haskins
- Aug 3
- 4 min
August, August...off and running
"A book has got smell. A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. An old book smells like ancient Egypt." - Ray Bradbury...
Jason Haskins
- Jul 1
- 3 min
Journey into July: Price changes & updates
Book prices changes, writing updates, and more.
Jason Haskins
- Jun 3
- 4 min
June newsletter: Writing, then and now
A look back at one of my first stories, plus monthly updates.
Jason Haskins
- May 2
- 3 min
May roundup: Glorifying a prince of thieves
No dancing around this one. Placing all the cards on the table to kick off May's monthly update in style. I loved the film Robin Hood:...
Jason Haskins
- Apr 2
- 3 min
April is for indie authors and national poetry
"April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain." -...
Jason Haskins
- Mar 4
- 4 min
March(ing) in place: March 2023 newsletter
Checking in with March writing and theater updates, plus what has been keeping me entertained.
Jason Haskins
- Feb 4
- 3 min
A novel complete and onto the next project(s)
Finishing up a four-year writing journey with The Dragon Slayer, I entered 2023 with a clean slate and the looming question: What to do...
Jason Haskins
- Jan 4
- 3 min
New book release: The Dragon Slayer (Magic of Crieo book 2)
A gray-painted sky splashed over the dawning of a new day in Thurston. The ground was freshly minted with the first snow of winter,...
Jason Haskins
- Dec 25, 2022
- 4 min
Holly, jolly: the Christmas letter, 2022 A.D.
Speeding headfirst down a snow-covered hill, front side firmly pressed against the wood panels of a Flexible Flyer sled, pieces of snow...
Jason Haskins
- Sep 3, 2022
- 2 min
A September return, amid steady writing and record heat
Chances are, wherever you might reside, the last two months have been capital H-O-T hot. At one point, here in the Treasure Valley, Boise...
Jason Haskins
- May 21, 2022
- 3 min
Progress, promises, and procrastination: Checking in on The Dragon Slayer
Promises can be fickle things. I should know. I've been promising the completion of The Dragon Slayer for well over a year now. And while...
Jason Haskins
- Apr 3, 2022
- 3 min
Living in the world of dramaturgy
A love of writing has been with me since my elementary years, followed by a love of history and research. Stumbling into dramaturgy has...
Jason Haskins
- Mar 5, 2022
- 2 min
Marching towards a novel finish
Inching closer to the completion of The Dragon Slayer. It's been a long, slow tease. Coming up on four years since the release of its...
Jason Haskins
- Feb 5, 2022
- 3 min
A quick drop-in for February
In entering 2022 with a smile and hope, a simple goal was held within that I wanted to aim to do things that make me happy. That meant...
Jason Haskins
- Jan 2, 2022
- 2 min
Heading into 2022 with a smile, and hope
A cold, snowy landscape ushered in 2022, at least in part of the western United States. Like many of us around the world, the last two...
Jason Haskins
- Dec 5, 2021
- 4 min
December 2021: Going(s) on this month
A look at film, tv, and books I've been recently reading, plus writing updates and December events in the Treasure Valley.
Jason Haskins
- Nov 6, 2021
- 2 min
Of Snow Forts and Santa: Getting into the spirit
A small sample about "Of Snow Forts and Santa", NaNoWriMo updates, and more.
Jason Haskins
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
A year on the Boise River Greenbelt
Fourteen years of living within walking distance of the Boise River Greenbelt, and it has been only within the last 15 months that I...
Jason Haskins
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
Ah! Mighty September
Under most circumstances, these opening paragraphs are devoted to insight, thoughts, or memories. Perhaps even an excerpt from a novel or...
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