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Jay S. Scott

Goodreads Author

Born

in Tucson, The United States

Website

https://authorjaysscott.org/

Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction

Influences

Jim Butcher, Brandon Sanderson, David Weber, Brian McClellan

Member Since

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My love for writing stories began in fifth grade. It all started with an assignment from my teacher, Mr. Garreffa who introduced us to something called “Squiggle Stories.” He’d hand us a half-finished drawing and give us two instructions:
1. Finish the drawing using your imagination.
2. Write a story inspired by it.

And let me tell you… my little brain exploded. I was hooked.

Like most things, the urge to write faded as I got older and life got harder. But that inner fifth grader never really went away. I daydreamed constantly—through high school, college, and even into adulthood—building elaborate worlds in my head while sitting at school, work and wherever.

Then, after being laid off for the first time in my professional career, I finally sa ...more

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Average rating: 4.45 · 295 ratings · 47 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ascension: Wardens of the Rift, Book One 4.42 avg rating — 258 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Reckoning - Book 2 Progress Spoilers Below

Hi everyone,

First off—thank you to every single one of you who has picked up Ascension, shared it with a friend, or left a review. Watching Marek, Kaycee, Tucker, and the Wardens find their way into your hands and hearts has been nothing short of incredible.

So where am I now? Deep in the heart of Reckoning: Wardens of the Rift, Book Two.

✍️ Writing Progress
Book Two picks up just hours after the fin Read more of this blog post »

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