Tell
us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I
am Renee Scattergood. I'm currently living in Australia with my husband,
Nathan, and daughter, Taiya. We also have two cats, Anakin and Padme, and two
guinea pigs, Prince and Sith. I have currently written four episodes in my
Shadow Stalker series, which at this point is likely to be about twenty-four
episodes long.
What
are you working on now?
I'm
currently working on Demon Hunt, which is a prequel novella to my Shadow
Stalker series. It's a story about a camping trip that Kado and Auren take the
year before the start of the series that goes awry when Auren accidentally
releases a demon from the shadow world.
How do you come up with the titles for your books? Do you
find it difficult?
Sometimes the title just pops into my head as I'm writing.
If I don't have a title by the time I'm done with the first draft, I know I'm
going to have a hard time with it. Generally I will try to get my story
description down to one sentence and try to find a title that describes that.
What
inspires you to write?
My
overactive imagination. I need to get it out of my head somehow. :-D
Are
you an outliner or a seat of the pants writer?
I
am definitely an outliner. I didn't start out at way. At first I would just
write and see what happened, but I found that when I did that, half way through
the book I would end up going off on a tangent that had nothing to do with
plot. Now I do a basic outline where I write about one paragraph for each
chapter, which is easy enough to change if I come up with another idea or
decide to take something out.
How do you interact with your characters while you are
writing?
When I'm writing, I generally visualize everything as though
it's a movie playing in my head. I let the characters take on a life of their
own and I write what I see them doing.
How
did you decide how to publish your books?
I've
always known I wanted to self-publish. I have a very entrepreneurial spirit and
I prefer to be my own "boss". For me, having a publisher would be too
much like having a boss telling me what to do. I love learning about the
publishing industry, marketing and everything else. So it makes sense to me to
do it this way.
Is there a genre that you've been wanting to experiment
with? If so, what is it and what attracts you to it?
I wouldn't mind trying dark fantasy. In fact, one of the
novels I've got planned for release in late 2015 is going to be dark fantasy. I
don't know if I will every stray far from fantasy is my writing, but I think it
would be fun to write something dark and scary.
What fears do you have about writing and being an indie
author? How do you cope with your fears?
Not long ago I had a fear of success. I was afraid that if I
succeeded my life would become too overwhelming, and I wouldn't be able to meet
the demands of being a successful writer. I don't worry about that so much
anymore. I wouldn't consider myself to be successful yet, but now that I'm
doing it, I understand the process more. I feel more confident with my
abilities.
Do you have anything specific you'd like to say to your
readers?
Thanks for reading, and thanks for all your support! I
really hope you enjoy Episode 4.
Interview provided by: Kathryn Jenkins
Synopsis
The storms on the
Dark Isle can be deadly. Kado and Auren find shelter to wait it out in relative
safety, but little do they know another storm is about to descend upon them.
Love.
Auren meets,
Etan, a young shadow stalker in her uncle's village, and they experience an
immediate and deep connection. As far as she is concerned, she's old enough to
pursue a relationship with whoever she wants, but the shadow stalkers live by
different rules. Auren learns that her love for Etan is forbidden, and pursuing
it can lead to dire consequences.
Available on Smashwords & Amazon Kindle
About the Author
Renee Scattergood
Renee Scattergood
lives in Australia with her husband, Nathan, and daughter, Taiya. She was
inspired to become a story-teller by George Lucas, but didn't start considering
writing down her stories until she reached her late twenties. Now she enjoys
writing high fantasy, and has recently began publishing her first series,
Shadow Stalker. Aside from writing, she loves reading (Fantasy, of course),
watching movies with her family, and doing crafts and science experiments with
her daughter.
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