Jason Haskins
Progress, promises, and procrastination: Checking in on The Dragon Slayer
Promises can be fickle things. I should know. I have been promising the completion of The Dragon Slayer for well over a year now. And...
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Jason Haskins
Apr 3, 20223 min read
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...
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Jason Haskins
Mar 5, 20222 min read
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...
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Jason Haskins
Feb 5, 20223 min read
A quick drop-in for February
In entering 2022 with a smile and hope, a simple goal was held to do things that make me happy. That meant writing more; writing with...
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Jason Haskins
Jan 2, 20222 min read
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...
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Jason Haskins
Dec 5, 20214 min read
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.
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Jason Haskins
Nov 6, 20212 min read
Of Snow Forts and Santa: Getting into the spirit
A small sample about "Of Snow Forts and Santa", NaNoWriMo updates, and more.
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Jason Haskins
Oct 13, 20213 min read
A year on the Boise River Greenbelt
Fourteen years of living within walking distance of the Boise River Greenbelt, and it has been only over the last 15 months I truly began...
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Jason Haskins
Sep 6, 20212 min read
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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Jason Haskins
Aug 1, 20213 min read
A trip down memory lane: Summer of '99
The path is stamped down from years of use. The exploration of memory lane over the years, whether on this site or The Journey of Now...
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Jason Haskins
Jul 4, 20216 min read
One Perfect Shot (a short story)
Recently, I completed a short story that I submitted for consideration to a competition. Sad to say it wasn't selected. However, because...
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Jason Haskins
Jun 18, 20213 min read
A re-emergence in the June heat
Tumbleweeds swiftly rolled through the website the last couple of months. By that regard, it was in April the last update was provided....
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Jason Haskins
Apr 15, 20213 min read
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...
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Jason Haskins
Mar 6, 20215 min read
Hop, skip, and a jump into my writing past
Every now and then, I've been known to take a trip down memory lane. This provides an opportunity to check in with the past, regarding...
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Jason Haskins
Feb 6, 20213 min read
Sleepwalk (they say)
Sleepwalk (they say) All up in the headspace and looking for the doldrums to be rattled loose. Or are they cobwebs that need to be blown...
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Jason Haskins
Jan 3, 20213 min read
Writing: A day in the life
Under normal circumstances, a recap of 2020 and a new goal list for 2021 would occupy this space. While I did achieve certain aspects of...
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Jason Haskins
Dec 5, 20203 min read
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...
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Jason Haskins
Nov 2, 20202 min read
Of Snow Forts and Santa: Onto Year 2
In a short few weeks, with the calendar flipped to November, the first anniversary for Of Snow Forts and Santa will enter the universe....
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Jason Haskins
Oct 4, 20202 min read
Hiking into October
To pass the time, hiking has entered the picture.
Namely, over the last few months, walks distancing anywhere from one to five miles...
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Jason Haskins
Sep 4, 20204 min read
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.
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