R e n é e S h a n t e l

Hey, Wattpad. It's been a minute! 
          
          A year ago, IN THE DAYS BEFORE was a Wattys 2023 Shortlist pick. Today, that same novel is available for sale on Amazon and online at all major book retailers! 
          
          It's been quite the journey, and the community here were a great help in getting the story ready for publication. So whilst I might not be posting here anymore, I'll forever be thankful for the people I met here and all the help they provided. Thanks, Wattpadders. <3 
          
          You can find IN THE DAYS BEFORE in paperback, Kindle ebook, and FREE on Kindle Unlimited: https://www.amazon.com/Days-Before-Ren%C3%A9e-Shantel-ebook/dp/B0D5MCVC4N/

PLEASE NOTE: I will be removing IN THE DAYS BEFORE from Wattpad at the end of March to make way for the improved version, which I am hoping to publish late 2024 or early 2025. 
          
          This story has had such a great ride on Wattpad, and I'll be sorry to see it removed - but it's for a good reason! 
          
          Thank you to everyone who has silent read, commented, liked, and messaged me about this story. It's been wild!

Thank you for adding Morrigan to your reading list ♥️

WHAT'S IN STORE FOR 2024? 
          
          In terms of Wattpad, probably nothing. 
          
          That's not to say that I won't be around. I have a dozen stories I'm part way into that I wish to finish reading, and my TBR on here isn't getting any smaller. But when it comes to writing, my sights have been set elsewhere. 
          
          I took the plunge into indie publishing last year, and my future plans are currently headed in that direction. I'm actively cleaning up and redrafting IN THE DAYS BEFORE and THE ANGEL OF VENGEANCE in the hopes that I can make them good enough to release in physical and ebook format, and I'm in the beginning stages of starting other works I've been planning for years, hoping they will follow. 
          
          I don't know if those future manuscripts will make it to Wattpad. I've gained some absolutely invaluable feedback from my readers here, and I've made some amazing friends, but I never intended for this to be the final place for my stories to rest. So for 2024, I'm trying to push myself to new heights. 
          
          I'll still be around if you ever want to shoot me a message, and my socials are listed on my profile. But for now, I'm stepping back, getting back to my roots, opening up a blank canvas and getting some work done. 
          
          What are your plans for 2024?

for anyone interested, the Kindle version of my novel Lost is FREE on Amazon for the next 24 hours. Don't miss out! (And leave me a review maybe?) 
          
          https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Ren%C3%A9e-Shantel-ebook/dp/B0C6TLQ6KD

Big, big thank you again to all who congratulated me on making the Wattys Shortlist, who have read, commented, liked, shared, and added In the Days Before to their reading lists, and to those who have newly followed me! 
          
          I want to throw congratulations to the winners! There were so many amazing stories this year that I’m not sure how the judges managed to do their jobs! So shout out to the judges, too! 
          
          I’ve been a little quiet here lately (life, work, etc.) but I’m hard at work on things for 2024. Foremost on my mind is polishing up In the Days Before for publication, so stay tuned for that! 
          
          As for whether or not I have anything new coming to Wattpad — well, only time will tell… 

Hii congratss

today marks one month since Lost became available on Amazon. Since then I've gotten some fantastic ratings on both Amazon and Goodreads (and celebrated my first 1 star, heck yeah!) and been privileged enough to have people tell me how much they loved it. I've even had to face my fears and hear what people I know in real life had to say about it! 
          
          It's been great, and I can't wait to do it all over again when I finally get around to my next release. 
          
          I'd be thrilled if you'd consider following me on Amazon or Goodreads as a show of support, and I'm happy to return that follow if you let me know where to go! Thank you to those who have messaged me congratulations in the past month. It's been wild! 
          
          AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Renee-Shantel/author/B07HFVQLH4 
          GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18200108.Ren_e_Shantel

It's been a crazy busy week for me at work, so I haven't had much spare time to jump on Wattpad and get more involved in what's been going on. So here's me finally taking a moment to say THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all of you who have followed me, started reading In the Days Before, flooded me with votes, added my story to your reading lists, or left congratulations on my board. I appreciate all of this so much! 
          
          I'm looking forward to being able to jump into the Wattys shortlisted novels myself, because wow! does it look like there are some awesome reads on there!

Congrats on making the Shortlist :) And thanks for adding Intercepted to your reading list!