Photo credit: Jeff Edwards I’m thrilled to share that my novel was named a finalist in this year’s Adventure Writers Competition. Although I didn’t take home the grand prize, I couldn’t be prouder to have stood among such talented storytellers. The winning novel, Deadly Vision by T.D. Severin, is a masterfully written thriller—cinematic, tightly plotted, … Read more
I’ve been named a prize winner in the Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition. This year’s competition was global, with nearly 3,800 entries spanning 45 countries and nine different categories. My work was recognized in the Children’s/Young Adult category. The judges remarked on the quality of submissions across the board, so to have my story selected … Read more
My upper middle-grade literary thriller, The Arrowhead Game, has been named one of the Top Three Finalists in the 2025 Adventure Writers Competition. Out of hundreds of submissions from the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Brazil, my story has made it to the final round, where Dirk Cussler — New … Read more
Hello and welcome! I’m L.S. Scott, an author who draws endless inspiration from Florida’s wild beauty. Writing has always been a part of me, like the tide that pulls at the shore—constant, ever-changing, and always returning. Whether exploring the hidden treasures of Florida’s coastlines or sharing stories from my Florida Wild Series, writing is where … Read more
A love letter to the stories that haunt us (in the best way) When people ask me why I write middle grade fiction, I sometimes want to say: because that’s where the ghosts live. Not always the sheet-draped kind, though I have a soft spot for those too. I mean the quiet ghosts—the ones we … Read more
Somewhere between childhood’s wide-eyed wonder and the gritty push of adolescence, there’s a space that’s often overlooked. It’s quiet. Shifting. Tender. The world hasn’t fully asked you to grow up yet, but you know it’s coming. You start to see beneath the surface of things—friendships, family, even yourself—and you’re not sure what to do with … Read more
Some stories open like doors swinging wide. Others beckon with a whisper, asking you to lean in and listen. As a writer of middle grade fiction, I believe a first line should do more than introduce a story—it should cast a spell. When I was drafting my MG manuscript, I rewrote my opening sentence more … Read more
Not all summer reads come with sunburns and plot twists. Some drift in like dandelion seeds—soft, strange, unforgettable. These are the books you don’t race through on a beach towel. You pause. You underline. You press the cover to your heart before setting it down. Here are five books—some classic, some contemporary—that invite quiet wonder, … Read more
Some stories never need a spellbook. They cast their enchantment slowly—like the hush after a storm or the way grief makes time behave strangely. They work not through potions or portals, but through atmosphere, memory, and the kind of wonder that lingers long after the page is turned. This is the kind of magic I … Read more
Florida’s beaches and backroads hold more than beauty—they hold stories. And for writers, these stories bubble up from the land itself. Abandoned hotels, drowned towns, pirate legends, roadside tabernacles, and oyster shell mounds—it’s all here, just waiting to be turned into fiction.Every rusted sign and weather-beaten boardwalk has a memory baked into it.There are whispers … Read more