Name of Author: Regan Ure
Title of Book: Synthetic
Favorite Authors: Abbi Glines
Bio: I'm a South Africa married mother of two.
Synthetic
https://www.wattpad.com/story/8043092-synthetic-book-1-archaic-series-complete
Can you explain what your book is all about?
It's a about a teen girl whose is trying to deal with the divorce of her parents and living in a new town. When she meets a guy and discovers he isn't human she gets pulled into a world she never knew existed.
Who is your target audience – and why?
I don't really write stories that are aimed at a particular audience. I write the type of stories that I like to read.
What is 'paranormal' about your story?
It's about aliens.
Does it contain other genre elements, if so which ones – and why?
All the stories I write have an element of romance because I only like to read stories with an element of romance.
Tell us about your writing process – how do you get from a story idea to a Wattpad published story?
Most of the time I come up with an idea for a story. I have a rough outline of what could happen in the story but I don't preplan much. I usually write and the story develops as I go along. Usually I write as I post on Wattpad but Synthetic was different. I wrote the entire story in five weeks and then I started to post it on Wattpad.
You often hear that 'writing well' is a baseline for success. What does that mean for you?
'writing well' is relative. What one reader considers good, isn't what another reader will consider good. Some of the best written stories aren't necessarily the most popular ones. I think success is more about story telling than being able to write well. I don't believe I'm the best writer but readers still read my stories.
