Scott Batson's Blog
November 10, 2025
Origins of The Running Man, a novel written in a week
Before you watch Edgar Wright’s The Running Man, learn what went into to making Stephen King’s classic and how he wrote it in a single…
October 31, 2025
The 10th Anniversary of The Winds of Winter
10 years ago today, The Winds of Winter was supposed to be finished
October 28, 2025
Discovering Manga In My 30's
As a fantasy reader, I discovered some of the best stories in speculative fiction are published in manga
September 16, 2025
Would You Still Use AI If You Knew It Hurt People?
Blood Over Bright Haven by ML Wang is the perfect analogy for the environmental and societal cost of AI
This Fantasy Book Forces You To Answer: Would You Still Use AI If You Knew It Hurt People?
Blood Over Bright Haven by ML Wang is the perfect analogy for the environmental and societal cost of AI
August 27, 2025
Brandon Sanderson Fatigue
Brandon Sanderson has crafted one of the most complex and ambitious feats in Fantasy storytelling. And it’s exhausting
August 15, 2025
How Is Dua Lipa the Best Literary Interviewer We Have?
I’ve watched countless author interviews. And Dua Lipa is the most insightful and thoughtful interviewer I’ve come across
June 16, 2025
Touring Hobbiton With the Most Peculiar Group of People
While visiting New Zealand, my wife and I toured Hobbiton with people who not only weren’t fans, but knew nothing about it
June 1, 2025
Fatherhood, Work, and Balancing Writing with Author Zack Argyle
I chatted with award-winning author Zack Argyle about balancing fatherhood, writing, and work
April 16, 2025
An Analysis of One of the Greatest Lines In Literature
Eponine’s confession of love to Marius is one of the greatest moments in one of history’s greatest novels
