Jason Haskins

"The Dragon Slayer" will complete the initial series of fantasy novels, which began with 2014's "The Dragon Princess".

Rainy days have always soothed me in many ways, especially in the cooler autumn months. On this Saturday in June, there is a certain semb...

A few writing updates as we head into February.

Welcome to 2020. (No Barbara Walters meme needed because I didn't use her actual intro tag).

It's hard to believe seven months in 2019 have already been stamped in the history books. Time is funny that way, in that it's always fly...

Settling in to write this monthly update, one that sometimes involves what's going in my world, sometimes involves processes on writing, ...

"Even if you have already fired a bow several times, continue to pay attention to how you position the arrow and how you flex the string....

In March of 2018, after a four-year journey of drafts, rewrites, notes on pieces of scrap paper, and some decent-sized edits, I published...

There was a span of 12 hours, in the last week of February, in which the Treasure Valley received 2-3 inches of snow, followed up by stea...

Boy, January 2019, you sure went up and disappeared quickly. One day, a person is setting out with eyes up, ready to attack a new year wi...

Sitting here in my cramped apartment -- where the walls creep closer every year -- I'm taking a chance to reflect on 2018 and the success...

"Yes, life is insane. But the great wisdom of the Warrior lies in choosing his insanity wisely." Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light. Brea...

Stories, whether they are written as a novel, a short story, as poetry, in a play or screenplay, or even spoken on your favorite podcast ...

A journey across a handful of western states at the end of July/first of August brought me to the Utah Shakespeare Festival, where I saw ...

Summer has rolled in. And with it, a chance to do a bit of writing while in the company of nature's serenity. The process of writing can ...

Thunderstorms -- mixed in with a flurry of hail and a deluge of rain -- closed out the month of May. Fifteen minutes bursts of precipitat...

Shall we jump right in, feet first, into the monthly updates? Okay, fine, feel free to wade in if you'd like. The water is fine; calm, wi...

March 2018 has fully been entered into the history books and with it, the recent release of my second fantasy novel, The Blue Gem. After ...

Deadlines are meant to be broken. Or at least that's what I told myself when I missed the goal of having The Blue Gem self-published in e...

There was a big part of me that wanted to provide this week's update as this: "The Blue Gem isn't quite ready. Check back soon." I realiz...