Last weekend, I took part in Crediton Library’s online World Book Night celebration. I really enjoyed reading from my new novel, Grace, and talking about my writing process. You can watch the session here. Enjoy ..read more

    Thinking about Christmas presents? Do you want to buy a loved one something faff-free, meaningful and joyful that isn’t made of plastic? Buy them a book!   You can even support local bookshops and authors in the process (the links shared here are from bookshop.org, where possible.)  It’s an absolute win-win.   Here are my recommendations, divided into sections, inspired by my awesome fellow debut authors:   Books for book club members   Obviously, I’m going to recommend my own book, aren’t I?   Patience, my debut, was named the Booksellers ..read more

Hello all! I wanted to share a recent Zoom panel I took part in  – one of the brilliant sessions from the Diary of a Debut Novelist festival, the brainchild of thriller writer Emma Christie. This one focused on what happens after publication – marketing, publicity and social media interaction – all of that stuff. Enjoy! Diary Of A Debut Novelist 2021: The Next Generation – October 27th, 2021 from EMMA CHRISTIE on Vimeo ..read more

It’s just over a week since Patience went on sale, and it seems like a good time to take stock. It’s been an absolute whirlwind, feeling utterly unreal at times. I suppose that’s probably the inevitable result of achieving a lifelong dream – it’s been unobtainable for so long, your brain can’t quite compute it when it comes true. Booksellers’ Association Book of the Month The really huge news is that Patience is the Booksellers’ Association Indie Book of the Month for August. This is a very big deal. It means that a promotion is running in independent bookshops all over the country featuring m ..read more

A good question. After waiting 18 months since I signed my contract with Head of Zeus, my debut novel, Patience, will be published next week. It felt for a long time like it was never going to happen – each month felt achingly slow. And yet here I am, just seven days off that magical day where I can finally tick ‘become an author’ off my life list. How am I feeling? Full of adrenaline, mostly. Getting to sleep is becoming tricky, and I feel like I’m a drug addict searching for my next hit every time I refresh Netgalley. I’m also pretty tired – there’s been a lot of promotional work to do, muc ..read more

I’m delighted to reveal the cover for my forthcoming novel, Patience, which will be published in hardback, e-book and audio book this August. As many of you know, it was inspired by my amazing sister Clare, who has Rett syndrome. You can pre-order the hardback or Kindle version from Amazon: or from bookshop.org here. Here’s what to expect: If you were offered the chance to be ‘normal’ would you take it? Do we even know what ‘normal’ is? The Willow family have been through a lot together. Louise has devoted her life to her family and raising her disabled daughter, Patience. Pete now works abro ..read more

Feature for Ideal Home UK Feature for Ideal Home UK This summer I wrote a feature for Ideal Home magazine about publicist Firgas Esack and family’s big move from town to country. It was accompanied by some beautiful photos taken by her partner, Rich ..read more

I was recently asked to write the Doha destination guide for Mandarin Oriental, who are just about to open their first hotel in Qatar. You can read it here ..read more

Hi folks, I’ve bought my own domain and moved my site over to the brand-spanking-new toryscott.com. All new posts will be there and not on here. So – see you there ..read more

  This week, Qatar’s Emir told CBS that his country “wanted freedom of speech for the people of the region.” Sheikh Tamim made the statement in defiance of demands from neighbouring nations that he should close the Qatar-funded news outlet Al Jazeera. But while Qatar is busy patting itself on the back for bringing independent, Arab-led global news to the world, it is also busy suppressing similar voices at home. Losing Doha News Until very recently, I was Editor-at-Large of Doha News, Qatar’s most popular news website. Founded in 2009 by two American journalists, Omar Chatriwala and Shab ..read more