Tim Scott was born in New York City in 1948. He attended the University of Vermont (BA 1971, English), and took a motorcycle ride through Europe, the subject of his first novel, while waiting to hear from his draft board before receiving an MA of from Northeastern University (1976, English). He earned his MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1983. He then pursued a corporate career for 20 years before moving to the public sector as an analyst for the US Dept. of Labor for 8 years. He retired in 2018 to begin a writing career.
‘Driving Toward Destiny’, his first novel, was a Finalist in the 2022 National Indie Excellence Awards, a Finalist in the 2023 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards, and Finalist in the 2023 American Fiction Awards, all in the Fiction – Adventure genre.
Tim Scott was listed in Marquis’ Who’s Who in America in January 2024 as a result of his writing endeavors. His second novel will be published in 2024.