by R. Scott Boyer | Apr 23, 2015 | YA World
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...
by R. Scott Boyer | Apr 3, 2015 | YA World
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...
by R. Scott Boyer | Apr 1, 2015 | YA World
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...
by R. Scott Boyer | Mar 30, 2015 | YA World
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...
by R. Scott Boyer | Jan 29, 2015 | YA World
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...
by R. Scott Boyer | Nov 8, 2014 | YA World
The first professional review for my second book, Bobby Ether and the Temple of Eternity, is now in from Clarion Foreword. While it appears that the reviewer wasn’t thrilled with the illustrated cover, the review of the book itself is quite positive. Here is...