Dreaming of Deliverance: The First Book of Trae "When I review books for this blog I don’t often set my notes aside and read the book purely for enjoyment: but that’s what I did with Dreaming of Deliverance, and I’m very pleased that I did. Ms. Chambliss has a very fluid, readable style; I read all five hundred and fifty-four pages of this book in one day, and thoroughly enjoyed it....I was genuinely sad when I reached the end and had to say goodbye to all of the characters I had come to know." -Jane Smith, The Self-Publishing Review Lindsay Paulson, a naive college student and talented distance runner, was convicted of drug smuggling when she was just 18. Now, halfway through a 10-year prison sentence, she begins having what seem to be dreams, in which she leaves her cell in the night and visits another reality called Trae. Dreaming of Deliverance tells of Lindsay’s experiences at night in Trae, where the people are enslaved by terrifying creatures, and during the day in prison, where she has to deal with fear, loss, and betrayal. During Lindsay’s visits to Trae she discovers an inner-strength, a powerful, bitter-sweet love, and finally hope for both Trae’s people and herself. Lose yourself in Dreaming of Deliverance: The First Book of Trae. “[R.E. Chambliss] does an excellent job developing her characters, unfolding the plot, and keeping this story moving forward at a breakneck pace. Once I started, I just couldn't stop. Chambliss is one of the many undiscovered gems! Give her work a try. You won't regret it.” –Nathan Lowell, author of the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper series
R.E. (Renée) Chambliss has loved stories all her life, enjoying a wide variety of genres and styles--from Diana Gabaldon to John Irving to Barbara Kingsolver to Tolkien.
Her first short story was published when she was 10 years old and won the Young Authors Contest in Jack and Jill Magazine.
When her youngest child was 18 months old, Renée started writing every day during nap time eventually producing her first book, Dreaming of Deliverance: The First Book of Trae.
"It was such an amazing experience--getting lost in a story like I've always needed to do, but this time as its author," she says. "I find the process of writing fascinating, compelling, sometimes the most enjoyable thing ever, and often completely frustrating. It's much more difficult than immersing myself in a story someone else has written. But there's nothing more satisfying than being a conduit for fiction. And now that I've discovered that, I'll never stop writing."
In 2009, she began podcasting Dreaming of Deliverance, which led her into a new dimension of story-telling: narration and voice acting. Other writers and producers began to request her narration for their novels and short stories and before long, she was narrating professionally.
These days Renée balances being a wife and mother with writing new books, and recording fiction--both her own and that written by other writers.
To learn more about her writing and voice work visit REChambliss.com.
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