by R. Scott Boyer | Sep 5, 2020 | Bobby Ether Series News, Creative Process, Inspiration
One of my favorite places to write is at my mother’s vacation home in the Rancho Mirage desert. I wrote much of Bobby Ether and the Jade Academy here, as well as big portions of Temple of Eternity. Yesterday, i spoke with the Pulpwood Queen, Kathy L. Murphy, who...
by R. Scott Boyer | Jul 9, 2020 | Bobby Ether Series News, Creative Process, YA World
I just wrapped up final edits for my second book, Temple of Eternity. After going through the entire book twice in the last few weeks, I am super excited about all of the hard work and changes that have gone into this project. In my estimation, it is truly...
by R. Scott Boyer | Feb 3, 2020 | Creative Process, Excerpts, YA World
One of my favorite moments in my young adult spiritual fantasy, Bobby Ether and the Jade Academy, is the explanation given for the strange phenomenon that occur at the start of the book. While commonly referred to as a book’s magical structure, my approach was...
by R. Scott Boyer | Jan 24, 2020 | Creative Process, Inspiration
A good story is like a river. It starts at one location and flows to another. Along the way, it passes over obstacles and around obstructions as part of the natural course of good storytelling. But not all stories flow properly. Given the chance, plots may swirl in...
by R. Scott Boyer | Nov 18, 2018 | Creative Process, Inspiration
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...
by R. Scott Boyer | Aug 16, 2018 | Creative Process, Deleted Scenes, Excerpts, Inspiration, Meet the Characters
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...