by R. Scott Boyer | Sep 4, 2021 | Bobby Ether Series News, Creative Process, Excerpts, Meet the Characters, YA World
This is the first part of chapter 3, Scions of the Sphinx. In this scene, Bobby is coming home to check on his parents after being away for several months. The transition is both real and metaphorical, as it symbolizes the changes he has undergone in the past two...
by R. Scott Boyer | Aug 16, 2021 | Bobby Ether Series News, Creative Process, Excerpts, Meet the Characters, YA World
As many of my readers know, the third book in my Bobby Ether YA series was finished several years ago. However, due to general market conditions as well as sales status of the first two books, it’s highly unlikely that book three will get published… at least not...
by R. Scott Boyer | Oct 3, 2020 | Bobby Ether Series News, Creative Process, Inspiration
After a long week following the release of my new young adult fantasy, Temple of Eternity, I’ve headed to the local mountains of Lake Arrowhead, just outside of Los Angeles, for some rest and relaxation. For me, that means working on book four and revisiting...
by R. Scott Boyer | Jul 16, 2014 | YA World
One of the comments I get frequently when I tell people I’ve written two novels is that they can’t believe I wrote so much. To them, the act of writing an entire book undoubtedly dregs up painful memories of college essays and lengthy book reports. Ironically, I don’t...
by R. Scott Boyer | Jul 1, 2014 | Creative Process
Like everyone else on this planet, I’m not perfect. One of my biggest flaws is that I tend to get so absorbed in my own life that I sometimes forget about those around me. Especially when I’m in a writer’s groove, hours, or even days, can go by without me thinking...