Rene Gutteridge is an author, speaker, and more. She writes comedy sketches, and has worked as a Director of Drama. She has a degree specializing in Screenwriting, for which she earned the
Excellence in Mass Communication Award. She
is married to Sean, a musician and worship leader, and has two children. They
reside in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, where Rene writes full time and enjoys instructing in
college classrooms and writers conferences.
Welcome Rene!
When did you realize you
wanted to become a writer?
I was one
of those kids that was always writing. I didn't think about it as being a
career until I was in college, and I think that was a good thing. It allowed me
to just write whatever I wanted and not care. I have a lot of parents ask
me what they should be doing to help their kids make it as writers and I always
answer, "Just let them write, write, write." They're always
concerned that they're starting a new idea and not finishing the old one.
That's okay. I didn't finish an entire novel until I was in college.
What is the first book
you remember reading?
Probably
one of Judy Blume's books, the ones for kids.
Are there any books that
have made an impact on your life's journey?
I think
I'm impacted by most books I read. I'm always impacted by theological
books, which I love to read. But there are many other books that help me
understand life, understand me, understand my fellow human being. Most
recently, the book Unbroken by
Laura Hillenbrand, deeply impacted me.
What books have you
written?
I've
actually now written twenty-one books. It's hard to believe! I still
remember getting the call that my first one, Ghost Writer, was going to be published!
Do you have a favorite
place to write?
I
typically just write at home. It's the place with the least
distractions. But occasionally I'll wander out and write at a coffee
shop.
How do you maintain
thoughts and ideas?
I used to
be able to store them all in my head, but I'm older now so I rely on sticky
notes and an idea journal. But I pay most attention to ideas that stick
with me and that I can't shake or that I don't forget. Those are the ones
that I start thinking about in terms of actually writing it.
What are you currently
writing?
I'm about
to finish a family drama called Just
18 Summers, which is a novelization. Fans of the show Parenthood will really enjoy
this book. I just released two new novels. For suspense fans, Misery Loves Company. For fans of
contemporary drama, Heart of the
Country, which is a novelization of the movie.
List 10 random facts
about yourself that people may not know...
Ten?
I don't think I'm that interesting!!
I used to
play basketball in high school. I'm very short so people usually don't
believe me.
I live in
Moore, Oklahoma, where the May 20th tornado hit.
Most of
my college writing training was in screenwriting, not novel writing.
I'm prone
to unusual kitchen accidents.
I only
have six songs on my playlist.
I wrote
and co-produced a movie called SKID,
based on my novel, which will be out next year. It's in post-production.
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