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...
by R. Scott Boyer | Dec 10, 2013 | YA World
Foreword Clarion Reviews posted their review for my debut novel, Bobby Ether and the Academy today. To say that I am pleased with the review is an understatement. Clearly, the reviewer understood what I was trying to do by mentioning that “None of this is about...
by R. Scott Boyer | Dec 4, 2013 | YA World
One of my biggest fans, and now a dear friend of mine, Melissa Grabowski (Mollydee), recently featured me and my first book, Bobby Ether and the Academy, on her website, Mismatched Bookends. Her intro of me and review of the book can be found here. We are now in the...