by R. Scott Boyer | Feb 21, 2014 | YA World
As people close to me know, one of my favorite pastimes is doing volunteer work, especially with kids. Over the years, I’ve been involved with a variety of programs, including YMCA summer and winter camps, basketball coaching, mentoring, and a several others. Since I...
by R. Scott Boyer | Feb 21, 2014 | YA World
http://vimeo.com/78190580 Intro video to Camp Harmony – the best camp on Earth! Update, April 4, 2014 – I’ve been told by some people that the embedded video plays a commercial rather than the actual Camp Harmony video. It works fine for me, but for anyone...
by R. Scott Boyer | Jan 19, 2014 | YA World
Recently someone wrote me on my site asking what I liked about The Alchemist, by Paulo Coehlo, which I list on my Inspiration page as one of the books that influenced me significantly and helped lead me to become a writer. I wrote a direct response to that person, but...
by R. Scott Boyer | Jan 9, 2014 | Creative Process, Inspiration
Years ago, I made up a word game with a writer friend of mine. The goal wasn’t to come up with obscure words, know how to spell tough ones, or even to use a big word in a sentence. The goal was simply to incorporate interesting words into a story. It started at a...
by R. Scott Boyer | Jan 2, 2014 | YA World
First of all, I want to wish all my readers a very happy new year. Hopefully the holiday season has been good to you all, with lots of joy, family, friends, and good food. I got a nice New Year’s present this morning. IndieReader has finished their review and...