The true strength of this novel lies in its worldbuilding - and the author does this very well. Scott was recognized as one of the top new gay authors in the 2017 Rainbow Awards, and his debut novel 'Skythane' received two awards and an honorable mention. He imagines how the world could be, and maybe changes the world that is, just a little.

His writing, both romance and genre fiction, brings a queer energy to his work, infusing them with love, beauty and strength and making them fly. He also created both Queer Sci Fi and QueeRomance Ink with his husband Mark, and is an associate member of the Science Fiction Writer's Association (SFWA). Scott's fiction defies expectations, transforming traditional science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary worlds into something fresh and surprising. Born an introvert, he learned how to reach outside himself and connect with other queer folks. Scott's brain works a little differently from most folks - he sees connections where others don't. He'd remake them to his own ends, and if he was lucky enough, someone would even want to read them. If there weren't gay characters in his favorite genres, he would reimagine them, filling them with a diverse universe of characters. When Scott came out at 23, he decided he wanted to create the kinds of stories he couldn't find at the bookstore.

But as he read the golden age classics and more modern works too, he started to wonder where all the queer people were. He started reading science fiction and fantasy at the tender age of nine, encouraged by his mother. He has always been in the place between the here and now and the what could be.

Scott lives with his husband in a leafy Sacramento, California suburb, in a cute yellow house with a pair of pink flamingoes in the front yard.

Avalon by J. Scott Coatsworth