Today I'd like to welcome Cameo Renae~
Thank you for the interview & links! <3
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When did you decide to start writing?
My grandma said that at the age of two, my free time was
spent copying words from books onto paper. Wow…I must have been a REALLY strange
child. haha I really only started writing only a few years ago. I’ve always
loved reading, and decided I needed to write my own adventures.
Is there a
specific genre you tend to stick by?
Right now my genre is YA Paranormal. It’s what I’m good at,
and what I’m comfortable with. I think I’ll be here for a while.
Are you
published? If so, what have you published so far?
My debut book was self-published, and is called, In My
Dreams. My second novel, Hidden Wings, will be published through Crushing
Hearts and Black Butterfly on January 18, 2013. Whoo-hoo! I can’t wait to share
it!!!
Is/Are there any
current project(s) that you could tell me about?
I have quite a bit on the back burner. Right now I am
completing the 2nd book in the Hidden Wings Series. I’ve also
started a secret project, which was supposed to be a short story, but is quickly
turning into a novella or novel. I also have a YA Post- Apocalyptic/zombie-ish
project, A Children’s Fantasy (half-way done), and the sequel to In My Dreams.
It’s very overwhelming at times, but I need to get these stories out. They’ve
all been started, and all waiting for me to get to them. I really need a clone.
Have they approved cloning yet?
What is your
favorite thing about being a writer?
I love creating. I love when my characters take over and
tell me what’s next. Sometimes I am just as surprised by the twists and turns
and endings. It’s an exciting, amazing, exhilarating experience.
Do any specific
people in your life inspire your characters?
All of my characters have characteristics of people I know,
and I am around. I never really thought about it, but they all inspire me,
either in a good or bad way.
How do you think
up your stories? Do you use our world or your own? How much impact does the world/setting
impact your story?
I usually have an idea, jot down a few notes, and I start
writing. I don’t plot, and I found out that plotting does not work for me. I do
take a lot of notes as I write, but the magic really happens as I write. I like
to create my own worlds, but I have recently done research on a project that
was totally impacted by the world situations. That was mind blowing.
When/if you have
writer’s block, what techniques (if any) do you use to push yourself to write?
I’ve had writers block a few times, so I just walked away
from it for a few days. When I returned, I put in some music helped to feed the
scene, and it usually does the trick.
Who was your
inspiration with writing?
My inspiration for In My Dreams was my mother-in-law. Cancer
took her life too early, and too rapidly, that we were all left spinning. I
told her I was going to start writing, and her last words to me were…Keep
writing, Cam. Those words were embedded into my heart, and I haven’t stopped
since.
Random question: If you could be any superhero—who would
you be and why?
I would say Thor, but I wouldn’t want to be Thor - I’d want
to be ((with)) Thor. LOL Does he have a superhero girlfriend? If not…then maybe
Bat Girl. Christian Bale is pretty hot too. ;)
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