by jasonbatt | Dec 1, 2015 | Featured, Short Fiction, Writing
Now on Perihelion: The Final Frames of the Eldrisil. This is a flash fiction piece that happens in the course of a single fragment of a second across a starship as it encounters a new obstacle in its exploration of the cosmos. Here’s a brief excerpt: ACROSS THE...
by jasonbatt | Jun 4, 2015 | Blog, Featured, News, Writing
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by jasonbatt | Jun 23, 2014 | Books, Books on Writing, Writing, writing craft
Part VI of my series on books that have influenced me as a writer. Bradbury, Ray. The Zen in the Art of Writing. Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1990. Print. As so many of Bradbury’s words, The Zen in the Art of Writing is an electric tour through the heart and mind of a...
by jasonbatt | Jun 20, 2014 | Books, Books on Writing, Writing, writing craft
Part V in my series of book that have influenced me as a writer. Hemingway, Ernest. The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway. New York: Simon and Shuster, Inc., 2002. Print. To learn a skill, it is good advice to study the masters. Hemingway is truly a master of...
by jasonbatt | Jun 19, 2014 | Books, Books on Writing, Writing, writing craft
Part IV in my series of book that have influenced me as a writer. Delaney, Samuel. About Writing: Seven Essays, Four Letters, and Five Interviews. Middleton, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 2005. Print. Delaney lays out his grandfatherly wisdom through his...
by jasonbatt | Jun 16, 2014 | Books, Books on Writing, Writing, writing craft
Part III in my series of book that have influenced me as a writer. McKee, Robert. Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting. New York: Regan Books, 1997. Print. While designed for film and the aspiring screenwriter, McKee maintains a...