First time author Michael Paul Scott wrote his debut novel, Freewilds – The Cult & the Constable, as an introduction to his original dark fantasy setting. The consensus among those who read early drafts of his debut novel, Michael Paul Scott establishes himself as a fantasy detective storyteller with an eye for detail and a focus on world building, character development, and high intrigue.

After its initial publication in September of 2021, and upon the sage and advice and counsel of several of his contemporaries in the independent writing community, Michael set about to correct some of the missteps he made along the way. Unpublishing The Cult & the Constable, viewing it as an invaluable learning experience, Michael revised the story from a single, 706-page tome to a trilogy of tales… beginning with STORMSEND, Book One of the Saga of the Freewilds.

Michael works full-time as a Distribution Dispatcher for Central Hudson Gas & Electric, the local utility company. He lives among the apple orchards and vineyards of pastoral Upstate New York with his beloved wife, Christine, caring for his mother Regina and elder sister, Debora, and their adorable dog, Scrappy.