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Scott Niven

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Hi everyone! My name is Scott Niven and I'm the author of three science fiction/fantasy books: Twilight Candleflies, Sunset Lavaflies, and Midnight Fireflies. I've been writing in one form or another for over 30 years. My short stories have appeared in various publications, including the literary journal Pembroke Magazine. I was also a finalist in the prestigious L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest.

When I'm not writing or spending time with my son, I enjoy snapping forgettable photos, running through my neighborhood, geocaching, organizing a local Meetup group, and hopping on airplanes. I've visited 42 states, 18 national parks, and sadly, only 6 foreign countries.

When I grow up, I hope to become an astronau ...more

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I've just about completed volume three of the set of journals I've been writing that detail my son's life. As I wrote about in a recent Facebook post, I've spent a large part of the past six months catching up on my journal entries, fleshing out short entries and adding photos to the completed ones. I know the eventual audience for these books is small (perhaps just him and a few family members... Read more of this blog post »

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	Sunset Lavaflies: 3 Tales of Speculative Fiction 4.30 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twilight Candleflies: 3 Tales of Speculative Fiction 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight Fireflies: 3 Tales of Speculative Fiction 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 22: by Savannah

Feb 16, 2012 06:40AM

Scott, thank you for the friendship.

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message 21: by Daniel

Sep 15, 2011 12:07PM

Hey Scott, your books are really good. If you are interested check out the books in my Amderesta The 3rd/4th Republic Series

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message 20: by P.J.

Aug 14, 2011 08:45AM

Thanks for the friendship!

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message 19: by Taznim

Jul 28, 2011 05:06AM

hi Scott,
thanks for the add!!!

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Jul 14, 2011 08:43AM

Thanks for the add :)

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message 17: by Lisa

Jul 03, 2011 04:55PM

It's a pleasure to meet you, Scott.

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Jun 28, 2011 09:35PM

hey Scott, thanks for the add :)

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message 15: by Anum

Jun 26, 2011 08:46AM

Thanks for the friending! That is really cool about the rubik's cube... I tried for a few days and then gave up and gave it to my dad... He solved it though... So yeah, anyways, Nice to meet you goodreads... :)

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