Renee, first, tell us a little bit about the manuscript you’re working on now.
Renee: “Kate’s Pride” goes on sale this month. I’m really excited that this book made it into print. It’s a Southern Gothic historical in the tradition of Tennessee Williams and William Faulkner – although I certainly don’t consider myself in the same league as those two giants!
Debra: I feel priviledged to have been one of the few to read the manuscript before you sold it and I can say that your voice is your own unique, Southern style. I'm counting the days until my copy arrives in the mail.
Is there a point when your characters begin to come alive and you can see and hear them?
Renee: I start with a “What if?” and the characters grow from there. I have the broad strokes of the story in my head before I begin and the characters come alive within the first chapter. That’s usually when they tell me their names and reveal their personalities.
As a child did any particular book or author pull you into their imaginary world?
Renee: I loved the Boxcar stories and the Trixie Belden stories. I wanted to be Trixie when I grew up. Later when I read Gone With the Wind I wanted to be Scarlett O’Hara
Debra: The Boxcar Children were some of my favorites as well.
Renee, thank you for joining us here on this Make-believe Monday to share a little bit of the magic of writing with our readers.
To learn more about Renee visit
http://www.reneerussell.com/
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