Works
These are the books and projects that I've finished so far, as well those that are in progress. If you have questions about any of them, please let me know at joshscott12@gmail.com.
Thanks for coming by.
Split
John wants to live a normal life: go to school, hang out with his best friend, Jerry, and figure out how to make the new girl, Claire, fall in love with him. But when he suddenly gets an email from his split personality - who calls himself "Evan" - normal disappears. What first seems like a crazy experiment starts to take a dark turn as John begins to realize that his other "self" might want more than he initially let on.
Firestarter
A dead mother. An emotionally unstable father. A failed marriage. A flailing career. And environmental disaster. As everything in Daniel's life falls apart, an opportunity arises that seems like the answer to all of those problems. He just has to learn to let things burn.
Dan Quincy
or The Brilliant Investigator Dan Quincy of Nashville, Tennessee
Dan is an ordinary mail room attendant - until a nightmarish visit by the arch-nemesis of his favorite private detective sends Dan crashing into a new career and a new life filled with crime-solving, murder-avenging, and teenage-delivery-boy-attack-surviving. Like the quixotic pair that inspired this journey into infamy, Dan and his trusty companion, Poncho, seek out, find, and solve (maybe) the mystery of a suspicious murder in the upper echelons of Nashvillian real estate.
A Peculiar Christmas Story
When a disembodied voice pops into Alexander Prudge's life on Christmas Eve, he discovers that he's somehow become a part of a very familiar, very peculiar tale of morality and humanity. He knows the story well, but what he doesn't know is... why him?
In Bloom
On September 9, 1957, sixteen first graders became the first black children to integrate into Nashville schools. Early the next morning, an explosion at one of those schools tore apart Rose Clark's life before she even had a chance to live it. Inspired by true events, In Bloom is the story of a woman's struggle to understand her family's part in one of the most historically important eras of American history.
Nesting
The house is a chance for Max and Jill to start over. Life had started moving too fast, and the slow pace of the small town and its friendly inhabitants offered a chance for them to put down roots. But when strange things begin happening - sounds in empty rooms, terrible nightmares, and objects seemingly moving on their own - Max, always one for a mystery, decides to dig into the history of the house. What he finds is a shocking discovery: the house where they wanted to start a future had come with a grisly past - and parts of it had stuck around. When it becomes obvious that whatever presence is left in the house has a message, Max becomes determined to find out what it is before things can become personal. Unfortunately, it might be too late.
Moving Mountains
The mountains and rivers were always more than just the background to Travis’ life: they are his life. His job as a river rafting guide in the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina provides him all the peace and escape that he could ask for (aside from all those pesky customers). But then a series of incidents threaten that security: first, a real estate developer shows up one day threatening change; then a young woman named Sam starts working at the shop, asking questions and digging around Travis’ mysterious past; and then a deadly accident befalls his boss and mentor - and the only father figure he has left. It’s within this turmoil that Travis realizes that he must reconcile with his past before he can build a future - just as a deadly storm threatens to wipe it all away before he has the chance.
May Lodge
Eighteen-year-old Penny arrives broke and alone at a run-down motel called May Lodge, looking for work. Mack, the hotel’s owner, just wants to be left alone - but he could use the help. What he quickly comes to realize, however, is that his new helper comes with baggage - baggage tied to a part of his past that he thought he’d managed to outrun. But when Penny’s past collides with Mack’s present and threatens the peaceful - albeit lonely - life that he’s created, he has to make a choice: reconcile with his mistakes and lingering guilt, or watch a young woman make her own mistakes that could lead her down a similar path - or worse. May Lodge is a multi-generational story about a fractured family, inherited grief, and the shared secrets we keep in the name of safety - and the danger they present when revealed.
The Reruns
As kids, they were the biggest names on TV. John, Marcus, Kristin, and Tiffany, the main characters of the teen comedy My Bad, rocketed to fame before they were even in high school. As adults, however, the impacts of fame sent them down wildly different paths: John, burned out and living above a struggling record shop; Marcus, actor turned record producer, and manager of his world-renowned younger sister, Tiffany; and Kristin, successfully avoiding the pressure to keep the generational light of her famous mother’s fame alive. When an impending foreclosure threatens John’s livelihood - and home - he must rely on his friends for help: he has to get the band back together, literally. But can they forgive him for his past mistakes? Or, more importantly, can he forgive them?
