Richard: Where were you born and raised and what was it like growing up?

Scott: I was born and raised in East Meadow, Long Island, NY in the far ago year of 1964. My dad was the "business man" and my mom was "the housewife" and my little brother was/is Darren Davis! In my teens, we moved cross country to Westlake, CA (just north of Los Angeles) and I had to endure the “new kid with the funny LawnGYlind accent and corduroy pants" syndrome. I guess, if your looking into something that gives you a little insight as to who and why I am today, ever since Mrs. Williams in the third grade liked my story of Tony the Taxi, I had it in my head that I would make my living using the written word. I never thought I was going to be the President or an astronaut, I wanted to be a writer.

Richard: What was your first published work?

Scott: Because I worked in newspaper in my early twenties, my first official published work was a story on the Agoura, CA school board budget meeting (Exciting stuff, huh!) But, sometimes during that period I had a short story published in a long defunct literary magazine. To be honest, I can't remember the name of the magazine, but the story was a little sci fi ditty of a man getting caught in a video game...and this was at least two years before Tron!

Richard: How did you become associated with Bluewater Productions?

Scott: An accident of birth! Darren Davis, Bluewater's guiding light, is my younger brother. I suppose he thought he owed me one because when we were kids I used to draw superheroes and cut them out like little paper dolls for him. This was ages before you could get practically any comic hero action figure. Then I would use shoe boxes and to create sets like the Justice League satellite, and yes, the USS Enterprise!

Richard: How did you feel when you found out you were a writer on "TekWar Chronicles"?

Scott: I submitted an outline and a treatment of my vision of a rebooted TekWar for Shatner and his management to review. When it came back with positive comments and the green light to move forward I was very gratified. It's kind of cheesy to say it is an honor, but in this case, it's true. I have been a long-time admirer of William Shatner, and the chance to be his partner in crime on this book is forcing me to bring my "A" game. I am very excited on the ways I am going to build upon and expand the mythology of the universe.

Richard: What inspires your writing?

Scott: Inspiration comes from places you least expect it: what you observe on the street, a line in a book or TV show, dreams, etc... I like to start any type of conversation like that with "What if..."

Richard: What authors do you like to read?

Scott: My favorite book of all time is George Orwell's 1984. However, there are tons of writers I love to read: Kurt Vonnegut, James Morrow, Tom Holt, China Mieville, David McCullough Caleb Carr, David Halberstram. And those are just from the books that are stacked on my night table! Throw in a little Frank Herbert's Dune (only the first 4 books though), a smidge of Philip K. Dick and definitely the short fiction of the Big TZ Three: Rod Serling, Richard Matheson and Charles Beaumont.

Richard: Have you written any other sci-fi stories?

Scott: Plenty of them. Many of them are just sitting in a drawer somewhere. However, my latest sci-fi credentials extend to my other Bluewater books: 20 Million Miles More, The War of the Elementals, and Orion the Hunter.

Richard: What do you have planned for after "TekWar Chronicles"?

Scott: Gee, after? I have committed to 2 volumes of 6 issues each. I have just finished Issue#1. So "after" TekWar Chronicles is some time away. However, I will probably do a series of one-offs for Bluewater's Vincent Price anthology books. My first foray on that title comes with Issue #5. It is my homage to the Twilight Zone.

Richard: What do you do during your free time if you have any?

Scott: Since I am a marketing executive by day, the writing gigs are done in my free time. I suppose the free time I have left is spent with my wife and two kids: Boy scouts, Karate, prepping a kid for college, you know, the usual. However, I am obsessed with my obscenely large music collection and I coach and play softball.

Richard: What comics did you read as a child and do you read now?

Scott: This is probably sacrilege to say, but I don't read any comics now regularly. However, when I was a kid, allowance was spent on two things and two things only: baseball cards and comic books. I was a big fan of the JLA, especially the stories that featured Green Lantern, Flash, Green Arrow or The Atom. I was never really into Batman or Superman.

Richard: How can someone contact you?

Scott: Through Bluewater.

Richard: Any last words of advice?

Scott: Writers write. The only way you improve is to be continuously applying your craft. It doesn't matter if it is a story that will never see the light of day, or a letter to your dear Auntie B or a sales brochure...writers write. Oh, and keep a pad and pencil on your bed stand, you never know when ideas will hit.