Jason Haskins

"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." - Lao Tzu In the 20+ years I've been (seriously) writing, there has been a lot of attention paid to routines. When do I write? Why do I write? How often should I write? Where do I get my stories from? These are only a few examples of questions posed to myself and posed by others as well. Answers to all have varied -- and forgotten -- over

The month of June has kept me pretty occupied. Between film sets, writing new plays, and editing/re-writing novels, I've found enough things to keep me out of trouble. And the rest of the summer figures to keep the momentum going so I'm very thankful for that. (For a more in-depth look at what I've been working on, aside from what I'm about to drop here, head over to my blog.) Early in June, I found myself participating again in the i48 Film Festival here in Boise. My partici

As promised in the previous post, here is a link to "Blind Steal". Directed and edited by Brandon Freeman, this short film written by myself and Brian Fox, made it to the "Best of the i48" 2015 competition on Sunday, June 14th. Laura Mason won an award for Best Actress in the Open Division. It was fantastic to see members of the Actors Workout be rewarded for their hard work. Congratulations to everyone involved and I look forward to future endeavors. Enjoy! #i48filmfestival

Last weekend, I was lucky enough to participate in the making of a short film with the fine people of the Actors Workout in Boise as part of the 2015 i48 film festival. Today, after a screening of the film (along with other films of the competition) it was announced that our film Blind Steal had advanced to the "best of" screening on Sunday, June 7th. If you're not familiar with the i48 festival, here's a quick rundown. A team is given 48 hours to develop, film, and edit a sh