Jason Haskins
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." -...
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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
- 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
- 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...
Jason Haskins
- Jun 18, 2021
- 2 min
A re-emergence in the June heat
Tumbleweeds have swiftly rolled through the website the last couple of months. By that regard, it was in April that the last update was...
Jason Haskins
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
First draft of The Dragon Slayer: 3 years later
Shortly after the release of The Blue Gem (Book 1 in the Magic of Crieo series) back in March of 2018, I began work on its follow-up, The...
Jason Haskins
- Dec 5, 2020
- 3 min
It's beginning to look a lot like December
Do you remember the last event you attended in a large gathering? Was it to see a play? Was it to attend a concert or sporting event? For...
Jason Haskins
- Sep 4, 2020
- 4 min
Unlocking new worlds: 5 favorite books from my youth
These characters were my best friends, my mentors, and my enemies, many of which still rattle around in my brain to this day.
Jason Haskins
- Jul 10, 2020
- 3 min
The Dragon Slayer and other writing: full steam ahead
"The Dragon Slayer" will complete the initial series of fantasy novels, which began with 2014's "The Dragon Princess".
Jason Haskins
- Jun 13, 2020
- 2 min
Hanging around in re-write territory
Rainy days have always soothed me in many ways, especially in the cooler autumn months. On this Saturday in June, there is a certain...
Jason Haskins
- Feb 2, 2020
- 2 min
February events around the Treasure Valley
A few writing updates as we head into February.
Jason Haskins
- Jan 5, 2020
- 4 min
5 writing goals for the year 2020
Welcome to 2020. (No Barbara Walters meme needed because I didn't use her actual intro tag).
Jason Haskins
- Aug 3, 2019
- 3 min
Spin around and take a look: it's suddenly August
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...
Jason Haskins
- Jul 2, 2019
- 4 min
All is calm as we reach the midpoint of 2019
Settling in to write this monthly update, one that sometimes involves what's going in my world, sometimes involves processes on writing,...
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