Scott Meyer (author)
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Scott Meyer in 2014, taken by Missy Meyer
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| Born | May 11, 1971 Sunnyside, Washington, United States |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 2013–present |
| Genre | Science Fiction, Fantasy, Humor, Mystery |
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Scott Meyer is an American author, comedian, and artist, known for his webcomic Basic Instructions and his comic fantasy series Magic 2.0.
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Basic Instructions
Meyer initially began posting Basic Instructions on his LiveJournal account in 2003 and in 2006, began posting the strips on its own website, basicinstructions.net. Strips are posted three times a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and each comic contains four panels in a grid, and each panel typically contains instructions as well as the standard comic drawings. The instructions are based on a "how to" topic seemingly taken from everyday life, such as "How to Lie for Recreational Purposes" or "How to Win at Monopoly Without Losing a Friend", and then deals with the subject in a frequently perverse or unexpected manner. The characters in the comic are Scott Meyer himself and representations of the people he interacts with on a daily basis, such as his wife, his boss, and his best friend. The author has stated in interviews that many of the characters are based on real people.[1] The comic has been available on LiveJournal since 2003 and on the author's Web site since 2006.
Four books have been published, the first two by Dark Horse Comics, all containing compilations of strips with some new content, forewords written by the characters and commentary on the comics themselves.[2] A page-a-day calendar featuring strips from the comic were printed from 2011 to 2014.
In August 2008 Dilbert creator Scott Adams covered Basic Instructions on his blog, where he discussed his interactions with Meyer and advice he had given him on possible syndication.[3]
Basic Instructions Collections
- Help Is on the Way (2008, Dark Horse Books)[4]
- Make with 90% Recycled Art (2010, Dark Horse Books)
- The Curse of the Masking-Tape Mummy (2011, Don't Eat Any Bugs Productions)
- Dignified Hedonism (2013, CreateSpace)
Magic 2.0
Magic 2.0 is a comic fantasy series of books written by Scott Meyer.[5][6] The series so far consists of three novels, Off to Be the Wizard, Spell or High Water, and An Unwelcome Quest which were published annually from 2013 to 2015 by publisher 47North. The series follows Martin Banks, a programmer from 2012, who uses a computer file that allows him to alter reality to time travel to medieval England where he joins a community of other computer programmers posing as wizards. According to a post on the series' Facebook page[7] on May 3, 2015, the author has recently begun work on a fourth book in the Magic 2.0 series.
Novels
- Off to Be the Wizard (2013)[8]
- Spell or High Water (2014)
- An Unwelcome Quest (2015)[9]
- "Fight and Flight" (Planned)[10]
Master of Formalities
2015 saw the release of a new series, the Science Fiction book Master of Formalities.[11]
The Authorities
The Authorities[12] is Meyer's first non-Science Fiction novel: a police procedural mystery set in Seattle, WA.
Personal life
Scott lives and works near Phoenix, Arizona with his wife Missy Meyer.
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External links
- Official website
- Basic Instructions
- Basic Instructions on LiveJournal (no longer updated)
- Interview with Scott Meyer by Squidge Magazine at the Wayback Machine (archived April 19, 2012)
