Interview with Writer H. Rena Norrod (Twitter Short Story)

Matthew Toffolo: What gave you the idea to write this very short story?

H. Rena Norrod: Honestly, I was working on my young adult novel when I saw the prompt for the micro story, and I have a star baseball player as one of my three main characters. There is a scene where another character is being very aggressive and bullying my player, so I thought it was too bad I wasn’t writing horror or I could do something about it. When I saw your prompt, I used it as a means to let my baseball player get even with his nemesis.

2) How many stories/screenplays have you written?

Wow. I’m guessing just saying a lot isn’t good enough. So, I’ll break it down. I’ve written ten novels, three short scripts, eight full-length spec screenplays, and a whole battery of short stories. Most of them are contemporary, but a handful…