What To Do With Your Deleted Scenes
About a week ago, I submitted an old post I'd written back in 2013 to BookDaily.com for consideration to be shared with their community of readers. Today I woke up to the wonderful news that my article is being featured in today's Author Update newsletter. I've also...
Four Aspects of Good Storytelling
I really enjoyed this post by Patrick Brown. The only thing I would add is that the quality of the writing matters, which, to me, is not the same thing as style or editing. You can write in a very clear style (humorous, dark, witty, etc.) and be bad at it. Likewise, a...
How to Create Conflict In Your Novel
I wish the following article focused more on how to build conflict in the story at large, rather than just in dialog. I don't necessarily agree with the sentiment that there should be conflict on every page. Sometimes, you need a transition scene, or a cooling off...
What Exactly Does Being A “Successful” Author Mean?
I love this post by Christina M. Abt. I feel exactly the same way about my Bobby Ether series. All writers should define for themselves what success means to them and not rely solely on the measures of fame and fortune. Never discount the impact that your book can...
Character
Below is an interesting article about Creating Authentic Characters written by Sherman Smith. As with previous articles I've reposted in the past, I enjoyed the message and want to offer a few observations of my own a well. When it comes to creating characters, I was...
Comments on Action Scenes
I recently read an interesting article about Crafting Killer Action Scenes. Written by Francesca Pelaccia, the article is wonderful but long, with lots of examples to illustrate the author's points. I might repost the article later, but in the meantime, I've decided...
Creating a Feedback Loop
The following article is obviously an solicitation at its core, and yet I found the underlying message quite compelling and informative. In the year and a half since publishing my first book, I've discovered that marketing truly is everything when it comes to gaining...
Finding Motivation
I openly admit that I’ve been lacking motivation lately. I haven’t written or even edited much of anything in the past five months. First it was the holiday season. Then it was work and personal issues that I claimed got in the way. The truth is that it's tough to...
Beating the Odds
Following is an absolutely fantastic article from an author I both greatly admire and deeply respect. A couple of years ago, I exchanged several emails with David and found him to be the 'real deal'—genuinely nice and earnestly interested in helping other authors. On...
The Easiest Writing Tip Ever
Following is an article with a surprisingly good writing tip. As the author indicates, it's a very simple, and yet I never really thought it before reading her post. Still, it appears to makes a lot of sense. Check out her advice and decide for yourself. The Easiest...
About Me
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.
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