Scott, while on tour in Iraq
Rumors abound about the weirdness of writers. It’s said that Victor Hugo wrote in the nude when faced with a tough deadline, instructing his valet to confiscate all his clothes so he wouldn’t be able to leave the house. Truman Capote called himself a “completely horizontal author,” claiming he could only write lying down in bed or on the couch, with a cigarette in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other. And Dan Brown swears by “inversion therapy” as a cure for writer’s block, hanging upside down in antigravity boots.
Scott J. Kelley, Lead Game Writer for Early Warning, writes in the nude even when not faced with a deadline. No, not really. But he does drink a lot of coffee, has a wicked imagination and gets confused about his own mortality sometimes.
“I am a god,” he says. “When you write a story, create a world, design the laws and realities of that world, conjur up characters…..you are a god of that creation.”
“It was obvious from the start that they really valued their writers. That’s a big deal. It’s an opportunity to have a real voice and develop a great plot line and interesting characters with backstories.”
Scott most enjoys writing steampunk and dystopian themes, though he says he’s really inspired by history, it doesn’t hurt that he has 13 years experience in the US armed forces, including multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also serves as one of Cold Furnace’s military advisors.
Scott currently resides in Michigan, where he is a member of the Michigan National Guard. He plays soccer, enjoys running and celebrating his Irish pride in any way possible.
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