Welcome to Luminance, the podcast that illuminates the journeys of extraordinary authors and creatives. Today, we bring you an exciting session from The 2024 Authorship Summit featuring the incredibly talented Rene Gutteridge.

With over twenty years of professional writing experience, Rene Gutteridge's career is a testament to versatility and creativity. She has penned 24 novels across multiple genres, as well as numerous non-fiction works, comedy sketches, novelizations, and screenplays. Her indie film *SKID* won deadCenter’s Best Oklahoma Feature in 2015, and her novel *My Life as a Doormat* was adapted into the Hallmark movie *Love’s Complicated* in 2016.

Rene’s accomplishments extend to co-writing the feature film *Family Camp*, which garnered a Movieguide award and a Dove Award nomination in 2023. She has also been recognized as a Screencraft finalist in true-crime. Beyond her writing, Rene is the co-director of WriterCon in Oklahoma City, a senior contributor at Writing Momentum, and the head writer at Skit Guys Studios.

Join us as we explore Rene’s diverse career, her journey through different writing mediums, and her insights into the world of storytelling. Discover more about Rene Gutteridge’s work at ReneGutteridge.com. Get ready to be inspired by her remarkable story on this special episode of Luminance.