Scott is a full-time visual arts instructor and part-time writer. He has written eleven novels to date including his latest, The Smithtown Project. Other titles include The Wall, The Alan Swansea mystery series including Double Trouble, The Barcode Murders, The Collector; Greshmere, See Tom Run, The May Day Murders Sequel,The May Day Murders, Katherine's Prophecy and The Edge. He has also written two nonfiction photography books: Built from Scratch, Adventures In X-ray Film Photography With A Homemade 11x14 View Camera, and The Story Behind The Images. He is host of the popular photography podcast, Photography 101. Scott lives in Worthington, Ohio with his wife, Marilyn.