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The third and final installment.
Out 2/4/25: barnesandnoble.com/w/a-burning-in…
Scott Reintgen
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Scott Reintgen
@Scott_Thought
NYT Bestselling author of A Door in the Dark and the upcoming A Whisper in the Walls
Joined February 2010
- Yall. My three year old came down at 3am and unwrapped EVERYONE’S presents.
- My son found a chocolate wrapper this morning and started interrogating me about it. I realized my wife and I basically run an underground speakeasy from 8-11 every night and we’re trying not to get caught by our two toddler landlords.
- Replying to @kylejaxsonThe freest creature in the universe. For exactly seven minutes.
- Replying to @PirateTrishaIt’s already written into a wedding speech
- Replying to @bbalstonSo proactive. A protagonist in a story for sure.
- Replying to @BrittneyMMorrisHahahah. Luckily my wife repackaged enough of the presents to stop the villain origin story for the 6 year old. We, on the other hand, are sipping coffee and plotting to tell this story at his wedding.
- I was in a used bookstore and overheard a mom asking for sci-fi recs for her 15 yo son. Couldn’t resist. The seller said Ender’s Game, so I sidled up and suggested the Nyxia trilogy. Her response: “Oh he raced through those. That’s why we’re here.” And I melt 🥲
- Replying to @EducatorWilcoxHahaha. I definitely know my children will get better at spying as this progresses, but my son has 100% caught a whiff of popcorn on my breath when I went back to tuck him in and he sat bolt upright, "Hey. I want popcorn."
- Replying to @MadebyNataliaHe is so funny and fun and this is so unfortunately in his wheelhouse.
- Kids are brutal. Students used to beta read for me sometimes. One guy came back and told me the entire third chapter had to go. I said, “The whole thing?!” And he didn’t even look back. Kept walking out the door and called over a shoulder “All of it!”
- Replying to @Scott_ThoughtI have two books out tomorrow. If your kids like dragons/video games, or if you like to read fantasy, check them out: itspronouncedrankin.com/giveaway
- This past week, my book hit the NYT bestseller list. It is the single biggest accomplishment of my career--and here's why it almost didn't happen:
- Replying to @Scott_ThoughtJust adding his explanation for why he opened everything! 😂 Also have to add: we’re not mad. He’s a good kid, and it’s a story we’ll tell for the rest of our lives.
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