R. Scott Boyer has written a variety of critically acclaimed stories, starting in 2018 with his debut novel, Bobby Ether and the Jade Academy. His other completed works include Temple of Eternity and House Guests (spec screenplay), its sequel, House Guests – Arrival, plus two unpublished young adult adventures in the Bobby Ether series.
Accolades for his projects include: IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award (Silver Medalist), Book Fest Best Book Awards (Finalist), Eric Hoffer Award (Gold Medal Finalist), ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition (Finalist), and two bonus book club selections by The International Pulpwood Queens Book Club, as well as Chicago Screenplay Awards (Semi-Finalist).
Besides family and friends, his personal life revolves around four themes: writing, basketball, volunteer work with underprivileged youth, and his rescue mutt, Sassy. Over the years, he has been involved with a number of volunteer organizations, including United In Harmony, the Collins & Katz Family YMCA, coaching various basketball programs, and C5LA.
Raised in Santa Monica, California, Scott resides close to his family in the South Bay area of Los Angeles.
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Scions of the Sphinx, Ch 4
Chapter 4 of Scions of the Sphinx is now live on Wattpad.com. This chapter marks our first look at the main antagonist, Mu'at. Bobby doesn't know it yet, but this strange man with the black eye-patch is the man responsible for his missing parents. Catch up on previous...
Wattpad
A few days ago, I started posted my unpublished stories on Wattpad. In addition to Scions of the Sphinx, the third book in my young adult Bobby Ether adventure series, I am also posting portions of a middle grade story I wrote back in 2015 called Helping Hands: The "I...
Scions of the Sphinx, Ch 3.2
Here is the second part of chapter three, Scions of the Sphinx. This scene is special because it marks the start of Bobby and Jinx's next great adventure. An empty house and postcard of the Great Sphinx at Giza are the only clues to the whereabouts of Bobby's parents....