I’m the author of Immaculate Deception, a satirical, near-future thriller set among the beaches of South Carolina. When I’m not doing things like fiddling with blogs, I’m working on freelance assignments from corporate clients and magazines. I’m also working on my next (as yet untitled) novel, which promises to be just as odd as this one, o
nly in a somewhat different way.
Here’s the brief biography: I was born in Camden, S.C., and after making my way around the Palmetto State, Delaware, Arizona and southcentral Pennsylvania, now reside in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, Pa. I’ve held lots of different jobs, many of them in the reporting and editing side of the newspaper industry, which I narrowly escaped in 2004 to become a full-time freelance writer and novelist.
I love talking about writing, publishing and generally shooting the bull with readers and other writers. Feel free to like my Facebook page or follow me on Twitter at @ScottBPruden.
If you’re interested in the revolutionary form of independent publishing espoused by my publisher, Codorus Press, find out more about us at www.codoruspress.com. You might also dig The Wandering Heretics Indie Publishing Blog, the official blog of Codorus Press, as well as my alternate personal blog, … And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of Cheerios, in which I riff on the ups and downs of being a husband and dad in the 21st century.
And if you’d like to know even more about me, check out this brief documentary produced and shot by my fellow Codorus Press author, Tom Joyce.
Hi Scott,
Really enjoyed your article about Ray. I went to see the display as a kid and always wondered who made it. Now, I take my sons every year. We take a picture with Bob and Tiny Tim; it’s like our measuring stick! Isn’t it amazing how the curmudgeons often have the most influence on some people. I too worked for a guy like Ray, rough and rude, but with a good heart. Nice article, thanks, Brian McKinney.
Thanks, Brian. I actually added a little follow-up piece on my blog to accompany the Inquirer essay and give a little more perspective on Ray’s influence on my writing. Please check it out.