Ask the Author: Abby Wynne
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Abby Wynne
This is a great question, so many worlds, so many dangers... I love it here though, in this reality. It is very magical here, and I travel often, I don't have a travel bug. Although I would love to meet Dr Who, (10, 11 or 12!)
Abby Wynne
Suzanne Collins, the new Hunger Games - I can't wait for this. Also Patrick Ness, Burnt. I love magical fiction. I've got George Martin's new book also ready to read, but I'm currently writing a book so I find it difficult to get engrossed in something when I'm focused on my own work.
Abby Wynne
I have written my handbook for daily living (How to Be Well), I have written a handbook for healing inner wounding, and one to teach people how to heal themselves (Energy Healing for Beginners). I feel right now that any further self-care/self-help type books would be derivations of the same work. Perhaps in the future I'll write a book on emotional eating, or one on how to survive and heal yourself through depression. That's not where my work is currently taking me.
I'm on a journey right now into a magical landscape, weaving the shamanic journey into this reality. Working with stories based on my experiences with clients, to show people that they are magical, multi-dimensional beings. That we do have power to fix and heal ourselves, and others too. To explore other realms and meet and collaborate with beings of light. I don't know what this is going to look like yet, it's exciting! And I know people will love it.
I'm on a journey right now into a magical landscape, weaving the shamanic journey into this reality. Working with stories based on my experiences with clients, to show people that they are magical, multi-dimensional beings. That we do have power to fix and heal ourselves, and others too. To explore other realms and meet and collaborate with beings of light. I don't know what this is going to look like yet, it's exciting! And I know people will love it.
Abby Wynne
Personally I love the freedom that I can have in my writing to express myself. But it's not about how it makes me feel when I write that I love the best.
I love it when people write back after reading something I have written and say to me "that really helped me understand" or "That's exactly what I needed to hear today". The best part, truly, is when someone emails me and tells me that my book saved their life. That has happened a few times to me now. It humbles me to think that there are people who have my book by their bed, in their handbag, they call it their bible, they refer to my work for grounding, for solace, and to help them remember who they really are. That's why I do it, and the validation that it's working is truly amazing.
I love it when people write back after reading something I have written and say to me "that really helped me understand" or "That's exactly what I needed to hear today". The best part, truly, is when someone emails me and tells me that my book saved their life. That has happened a few times to me now. It humbles me to think that there are people who have my book by their bed, in their handbag, they call it their bible, they refer to my work for grounding, for solace, and to help them remember who they really are. That's why I do it, and the validation that it's working is truly amazing.
Abby Wynne
I don't know if I ever 'get inspired', it's as if the message, whatever it is I need to say, comes knocking on my door. It starts quietly, then gets louder and louder until I cannot ignore it anymore and I have to write it down! I've always wanted to be a writer since I was 3 years old, I guess it's just inside me. Spending time in contemplation, asking lots of questions, perhaps using the writing as a way to find answers, there are lots of ways I find a way 'in' to what it is that is waiting to come through me.
Abby Wynne
When I get writers block I trust that I'm not supposed to be writing that day, or that week. I see my work as alive, in flow, and in motion, and perhaps I'm not in a position to see/hear/receive if I can't write. The best thing for me to do is to get in to my car and drive to somewhere in nature and breathe, or spend time with friends, take some days off and not worry too much about it.
I know that when the block is cleared the writing will flow. Worrying is the worst thing you can do. I set my intention for the blocks to clear, ask what it is I need to do to be able to receive, and then I go do something else!
I know that when the block is cleared the writing will flow. Worrying is the worst thing you can do. I set my intention for the blocks to clear, ask what it is I need to do to be able to receive, and then I go do something else!
Abby Wynne
Read as much as you can, get a feel for the voice and the message that you hold inside of you. Ask yourself who your audience is, make an image of someone in your mind - you can't write for everyone, if you try to keep everyone happy you're writing will be bland and boring.
And then you need to show up and write. Write as if nobody is watching, write as if it's just you spilling out your thoughts, and don't be afraid to make mistakes. Don't be afraid to scrap it and start again, and don't get emotionally attached to what you have written.
Remember, what you write comes through you, it is not you, so you can let it go. It helps you then not take things personally if someone criticises what you have written. Like I said, you can't write for everyone, and perhaps that critic isn't your audience.
And do your own, personal inner work - if you work on being the best you you can be, then your writing will also be the best you can do. Go for it!!
And then you need to show up and write. Write as if nobody is watching, write as if it's just you spilling out your thoughts, and don't be afraid to make mistakes. Don't be afraid to scrap it and start again, and don't get emotionally attached to what you have written.
Remember, what you write comes through you, it is not you, so you can let it go. It helps you then not take things personally if someone criticises what you have written. Like I said, you can't write for everyone, and perhaps that critic isn't your audience.
And do your own, personal inner work - if you work on being the best you you can be, then your writing will also be the best you can do. Go for it!!
Abby Wynne
My most recent book is "Heal your Inner Wounds" which is being published in April, 2019. I wrote a book called "How to Be Well" which took the best of my techniques from my client sessions and put them together to help people manage their day-to-day lives, free themselves up from things that are draining them, create better boundaries and improve their overall sense of being well.
For me, it's necessary to have a general sense of well-being before you can go deeper and heal inner wounding, as the deep wounds heal they come up for releasing and you have to be able to hold space for that. If you're in a vulnerable place already, you're less likely to be able to do it. Once I wrote a handbook to help people get stronger and take their power back, the next logical step was to offer help to people to go deeper.
I'm very proud of this book, it has some of my best work in it, the techniques have been tried and tested and very successful with people both in my group sessions and in one-to-ones. I have written this in a clear, easy to understand format so that anyone can try it. But I do stipulate that you need to have already established stability and balance before going into this work.
For me, it's necessary to have a general sense of well-being before you can go deeper and heal inner wounding, as the deep wounds heal they come up for releasing and you have to be able to hold space for that. If you're in a vulnerable place already, you're less likely to be able to do it. Once I wrote a handbook to help people get stronger and take their power back, the next logical step was to offer help to people to go deeper.
I'm very proud of this book, it has some of my best work in it, the techniques have been tried and tested and very successful with people both in my group sessions and in one-to-ones. I have written this in a clear, easy to understand format so that anyone can try it. But I do stipulate that you need to have already established stability and balance before going into this work.
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