Scott D. Shipman was born in Weston, Ontario, and discovered his passion for writing as a young boy growing up in Bolton, Ontario. Eventually he moved with his family to Huntsville in the Muskoka District.

Since that day Scott has loved the great serenity of the area. In the early 1980s, Scott married his lifetime companion, Peggy. They have two children, son Collin and daughter Carly.

It was when Scott's father asked him to research historical background on the former Bigwin Inn, the fabled resort in the Lake of Bays area, that Scott stumbled upon English Bloods. His passion for writing combined with his keenness to know more about early Muskoka pioneers combined to produce this new edition.