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Renée Shantel

Goodreads Author

Born

in Sydney, Australia

Website

https://linktr.ee/renee.shantel

Genre

Young Adult, Paranormal, Mystery

Influences

Brigid Kemmerer, Rebecca Ross, Karen M. McManus, Sarah J. Maas, Ell ...more

Member Since

February 2011

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/reneeshantel

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Renée Shantel started writing at the age of eleven, for no better reason than she was tired of waiting for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to be released. She has entertained dreams of being published ever since.

She has taken several short courses in creative writing, book editing and publishing, and managed to have her first short story published in May, 2017.

When not writing, she can be found trying to rekindle her love of photography, casually learning to play the violin, or smothering her cats with love.

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Renée Shantel’s books

Average rating: 4.15 · 55 ratings · 25 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	In the Days Before 4.14 avg rating — 42 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'm Dead? by Feliciano Arrieta Jr. (Contributor), Bee Brown (Contributor), Cheryl Campbell (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Renée Shantel rated a book really liked it Squid Ward by Chloe Jayne	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Chloe Jayne's SQUID WARD is an absolute fever dream. I thought I knew what I was getting into: body horror, experimental medical procedures, and the very human desire to have a child when you feel all hope has been lost. Despite knowing this, I was s ...more
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Renée Shantel is now following Chloe Jayne Author of Squid Ward
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Renée Shantel wants to read Dead Girls Don't Talk by Sandra J. Paul (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Renée Shantel rated a book it was amazing The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1) by Freida McFadden (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Renée Shantel rated a book really liked it The Scattered Bones by Nicole Scarano	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Renée Shantel liked an answer from Rick Riordan: Hey Rick! There's no doubt you're a busy guy. You've mentioned you don't have a set writing schedule, but how do you balance your time between your projects? How do you know what to prioritize? And, how do you manage collaborate projects (like books you're co-authoring) with your schedule? Thanks! Basically I try to prioritize whatever is due first. Deadlines are great motivators. So far, the only collaborative book projects I have published are the two Nico books with Mark Oshiro, and with those, Mark and I just figure it out depending on our See Rick’s answer. Rick Riordan
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Renée Shantel rated a book really liked it No One Is Safe (Noone #1) by Ellie Marney (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Renée Shantel rated a book it was amazing The Queen's Rising (The Queen’s Rising, #1) by Rebecca Ross (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Renée Shantel rated a book really liked it Love Stories (The Taylors Version #1) by Elizabeth Eulberg (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Renée Shantel is now following Rebecca Ross Author of Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
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Renée’s Quotes

“A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar.”
― Stephen King

tags: life-experience, writing, writing-craft

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“Schizoid behavior is a pretty common thing in children. It's accepted, because all we adults have this unspoken agreement that children are lunatics.”
― Stephen King

tags: children

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“Life isn't a support system for art. It's the other way around.”
― Stephen King

tags: art-on-writing

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“The scariest moment is always just before you start.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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“I think that we're all mentally ill. Those of us outside the asylums only hide it a little better - and maybe not all that much better after all.”
― Stephen King

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