Release Date
I am thrilled to announce that the release date for Bobby Ether and the Jade Academy has been set for March 24, 2019. The book is going to be available for pre-order in the next week or two. Visit my website at RScottBoyer.com and sign up for the newsletter to get...
Cover Poll
After starting with six options, the cover for Bobby Ether and the Jade Academy has been narrowed to just two. Check out the two designs and vote for whichever one you prefer! ? Koehler Books Cover Poll Voting will be live for the next two weeks, at which point I will...
Welcome to My New Author Site!
Now that my author site, RScottBoyer.com, has been completely redesigned, I want to take a moment to introduce some of the cool new features. First, in anticipation of the re-release of my first book, Bobby Ether and the Academy, I’ve revamped the look and feel of the...
Publishing Agreement & Website Update
I am excited and honored to announce that I have just signed a publishing agreement with Koehler Books to republish the first book in my Bobby Ether series, Bobby Ether and the Academy. As a direct result of this agreement, I have discontinued sale of the original...
Writing Projects
To All My Amazing Friends and Fans, Over the past year, a lot of people have asked me what's going on with my writing and when they can expect books three (and four!) to be available. Given the truly wonderful support I've received from so many people, I wanted to...
Motivated By You
Last night, I sat down and worked on book four for a few hours. It was the first time I’ve written in a long time, and one of the few times I’ve even thought about doing so since Michelle’s passing. The instant I started writing, I felt invigorated and reconnected...
Sadness
Hello everyone. I am so sorry for this incredibly long overdue post. Obviously, I haven't blogged in quite a while. I am sure some of you have wondered why. Roughly six months ago, my older sister, Michelle Boyer Dykstra, tragically passed away. It was so sudden and...
I Need Your Help!
Hi everyone. I am SO sorry for this long overdue update. As many of you know, book three has been finished for quite a while. However, I have delayed its publication indefinitely as I undertake a project to rebrand the entire series, including new cover designs,...
Updates
Hello everyone. I am excited to announce several big updates relating to my Bobby Ether series. First of all, the homepage for book three, Bobby Ether and the Great Sphinx, now includes an updated description of the book, along with the newly revealed cover...
The Use of “Said”
I really like this post by Melissa Eskue Ousley regarding the use (and potential overuse) of said as a dialog tag. I am firmly in the camp of those who believe that dialog tags should typically be small and unobtrusive. Yes, said may be boring, but it's very much...
Scott Boyer grew up in Santa Monica, CA and still resides in the Los Angeles area. Graduating from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley in 1996, he started writing Bobby Ether And The Academy with the goal of blending YA fantasy with spiritual fiction. Nowadays, Scott splits his time between helping his father manage an insurance brokerage, playing with his Shepherd-mix rescue dog Patch, and writing other adventures in the Bobby Ether series.