This is my /NOW PAGE. It’s an idea I’ve blatantly nicked from educator Martine Ellis who in turn was inspired by writer, Derek Sivers. 

Like Martine, I use it to share what I’ve been doing over the last month and what I’m currently working on — well, the things I can talk about anyway. 

*Shakes fists at those pesky NDAs!*

It largely covers professional stuff, but there’s always a little personal life sprinkled in there as well. 

Last updated: 30th September 2025.

SO WHAT AM I DOING?

September ended up being slightly more manic than expected, mainly due to life throwing all manner of spokes in the wheels — from family emergencies to a few frustrating work hiccups.

Along the way, however, I managed to submit the outline for Project: Avarice, my next IP tie-in novel, which the license holder loved. Phew! I’m set to start writing that in a few weeks.

Work continued on the TV pitches I’m developing with George Mann: three live-action shows (a cosy-crime drama, a supernatural crime series, and an epic fantasy) and two animated series (both dark fantasy — one historical, one contemporary). We’re busy breaking pilots and writing the pitches, ready to hopefully deliver over the next few months.

September also saw the launch of my latest Star Wars Halloween mini-series Tales From the Nightlands, which got some lovely reviews!

There’s was also the announcement of a project I’ll be writing in October: a brand-new novelette featuring Robert E. Howard’s classic hero, Solomon Kane.

When the Blackthorn Meets the White will be published as part of Titan Books’ Heroic Tales digital line in April 2026.

WHAT HAVE I GOT COMING OUT IN OCTOBER?

October features a bumper crop of releases from yours truly:

  • Splitting Heirs, my Demon short story in DC’s Zatannic Panic with art by the wonderful Don Aguillo is out 1st October.
  • Star Wars: Jaws of Jakku, a new Audible original featuring Ray, FInn and BB-8 from the sequel trilogy, out Oct 9th.
  • The trade paperback of Star Wars: The High Republic – Fear of the Jedi. 
  • Issue one of Iron & Frost, my three-issue mini-series starring Iron Man and Emma Frost, with art by Ruairí Coleman, part of Marvel’s epic Age of Revelation event. 
  • Issue two of Star Wars: Tales from the Nightlands starring Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia with art by my long-time collaborator, Vincenzo Riccardi.

WHAT I’VE BEEN WATCHING

  • With Autumn back, The Great British Bake Off, Strictly Come Dancing and All Creatures Great and Small have returned to the Scott household TV schedule. Pure comfort viewing.
  • I enjoyed The Conjuring: Last Rites, a fun send-off to a franchise I’ve loved. Conjuring II is still my fave, though. Wish we’d got the Crooked Man spin-off they promised. 
  • I lapped up Bookish, a perfect golden crime series set in 1950s London starring Mark Gatiss. Roll on series two!
  • My pal Mark Wright introduced me to the Icons Unearthed series on Prime and sso I dived into the first couple of episodes of the Dark Knight strand, which focused on one of my all-time favourite movies: Batman ’89.

WHAT I’VE BEEN READING

I wasn’t able to do a lot of reading purely for pleasure in September, as most of the books were tied to research for future projects, including revisiting all of REH’s Solomon Kane stories from the beginning. One non-research highlight was Nobody’s Hero by M.W. Craven, which I reviewed here. 

I also finished The Wheel by Jennifer Lane, which I’ve been dipping into for the best part of a year. Not because it’s been a slog — far from it — but because each chapter ties into a festival from the pagan Wheel of the Year. I’ve been reading them as the celebrations rolled around… although I confessed, the moment spooky season hit, I couldn’t help but read to the end, with Jennifer’s witchy journey finishing on Samhain.

WHAT I’VE BEEN LISTENING TO

As well as my usual crop of podcasts, I binged Marianna in Conspiracyland, the disturbing story of Paloma Shemirani, who died following refusing chemotherapy, a sad account that highlights the murky world of anti-medicine propaganda online. 

WHAT ELSE I’VE BEEN ENJOYING

I managed to visit the brilliant Lost Spells exhibition at the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath before it closes on 5th October, showcasing the original art from Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane’s book of the same name. Foxes, hares, owls and corvids? It’s like someone curated an exhibition just for me — while also providing inspiration galore for my growing obsession with lino printing.

And speaking of lino printing, I was really excited to be back in the studio under the watchful eye of my teacher Kerry Day for a new term of night classes. This time I’m tackling my first reduction print, a technique where a single block is gradually carved away with each new layer of colour, building up a multi-coloured image print-by-print. It’s a nerve wracking process as there’s no going back once you’ve made the cut, but I’m enjoying the challenge. The first step is the easiest!

So, that’s what I’ve been up to / am looking forward to for the next month. I’m going to try to update this at the end of every month, archiving them on my newsletter, where you’ll also be able to find out more of what I’m doing. 

Until then, look after yourself and each other!