by R. Scott Boyer | Jan 20, 2015 | Creative Process
After taking time off to enjoy the holidays and then struggling with the flu for nearly two weeks, I am happy to report that I am finally back at it. For those of you interested, I am currently working on editing book three in the Bobby Ether series, while...
by R. Scott Boyer | Dec 16, 2014 | Creative Process
First of all, I want to wish everyone a belated happy Thanksgiving and a very merry upcoming Chanukah, Christmas, and New Years. I realize I haven’t posted anything in quite a while. Like many people, the holidays are a busy time for me and a season during which...
by R. Scott Boyer | Oct 31, 2014 | Creative Process
Happy Halloween everyone! I’ve been so busy completing the first draft of my third book, Bobby Ether and the Great Sphinx, that I haven’t had time to post much. Still, I love interesting articles about writing and the creative process. Thus, I want to...
by R. Scott Boyer | Sep 30, 2014 | Creative Process
I just came across this fantastic post from Jody Hedlund and found it worth sharing. I couldn’t agree more that rejection serves as a much needed reality check for beginning writers. It most certainly helped motivate me and continues to push me to become the...
by R. Scott Boyer | Sep 5, 2014 | Creative Process
Upon having an idea for a book or short story, one of the first questions many people ask themselves is: am I really a writer? They may have a plot, or perhaps a character begging to be brought to life, but they also often have a day job, a wife/husband, kids,...
by R. Scott Boyer | Aug 14, 2014 | Creative Process
Yesterday, I came across a forum on Goodreads.com about writing advice for beginning writers. While already full of helpful suggestions from other authors, I decided to offer a few recommendations of my own—mainly as a means to crystalizing my own thoughts...