S asked R.D. Crist:

What was your hardest scene to write in "Malice of the dark witch?" You listed 2 upcoming books in the Scarlet Reign series, are there only three? Have you begun writing the third book? Will there be a prequel to this series, or spin off? And lastly how many unpublished and half-finished books do you have written? Thank you.

R.D. Crist How many questions do you get? My answer is, "yes." J/K

Which scene was hardest to write?
Melissa's past with her mother, who was banished from the order. I built up the drama so much that I was afraid I didn't have the creativity to fulfill the suspense, but it worked out beautifully.

Are there only three books (to the Scarlet Reign Series)? NO
There are four. They are all mapped out and interconnect.

Have you begun writing the third book? Yes!
Barely. But the treatment is complete, and I often review the entire book in my mind, scene by scene on long walks, really long walks.

Will there be a prequel or spinoff? Yes and yes.
I have mapped out a spinoff that should interconnect and supplement very well. I have also left open several arenas to prequels, which I have not begun to develop yet.

How many unpublished/unfinished books do you have?
Including this one I'm writing back to you? I have one finished outside of the Scarlet Reign series and several about a quarter of the way through from different genres.

Thank you for your dedicated quest to know more. I hope I have answered all your questions. No, really, I hope I have answered all your questions. If you can't tell, I like to have fun with writing, and I hope it shows in my stories.

RD Crist

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