Ask the Author: Wendy Waters
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Wendy Waters
Emmanuel we are now friends on Goodreads so you have my link. Wx
Wendy Waters
I suppose the first response to that is "compared to what?" Or on a scale of 1-10, 10 being crippling and 1 being mildly concerned? It's different for every writer.
I think anything you are invested in emotionally and spiritually and upon which you've placed expectations, carries a charge of fear - fear of failure and for some, fear of success. We all fear reaching for the highest star in our galaxy and for writers the highest star is acceptance. It's frightening putting your work out there and not knowing how it will be accepted or if it will be accepted and if it is accepted there is the fear of not being able to write an equally good book to follow.
But if writing is your passion, I say push through the fear and honour your calling.
I think anything you are invested in emotionally and spiritually and upon which you've placed expectations, carries a charge of fear - fear of failure and for some, fear of success. We all fear reaching for the highest star in our galaxy and for writers the highest star is acceptance. It's frightening putting your work out there and not knowing how it will be accepted or if it will be accepted and if it is accepted there is the fear of not being able to write an equally good book to follow.
But if writing is your passion, I say push through the fear and honour your calling.
Wendy Waters
Yes, write every day until you find your voice. Even if you can only manage fifteen minutes the incremental improvement in your style will reward you within a year. I know it can be challenging finding a tract of uninterrupted time but it will be worth it for the end result. Don't give up and don't give in and don't show your work to anyone until you're happy with it. Accept constructive criticism and ignore jibes prompted by jealousy. Keep going.
Wendy Waters
A week after my grandfather passed away he appeared to me. I saw him standing at the end of my bed and we had an extraordinary telepathic conversation. His visit opened up a doorway into the world beyond the veil for me and since his visit I have had many such conversations with him and others and perhaps the most extraordinary thing about this is the pedestrian nature of the supernatural exchanges. Talking to ghosts feels like the most natural thing in the world for me.
Wendy Waters
With enormous patience. I take time out and allow myself to re-energise slowly.
Wendy Waters
Knowing your work touches other people's souls and hearts.
Wendy Waters
My advice is write every day and get used to the discipline of treating your craft with respect until such time as it becomes Art.
Wendy Waters
I am currently working on Cairns and Cantatas the sequel to Catch the Moon, Mary and Fields of Grace combined.
Wendy Waters
I write whether or not I'm feeling inspired. I treat it as a job and work in a disciplined manner, writing for several hours a day and editing my work the next day.
Wendy Waters
Fields of Grace grew out of a short story I wrote about my own grandmother, Dagmar Thompson, whose brilliant career as a violinist in London was cut short by the war in 1939. She returned to Australia fully intending to go back to Europe when life returned to normal but marriage and motherhood prevented it and tragically she never realised her potential as a world-class musician. The trunk that held her memorabilia and featured in Fields of Grace is now mine and I treasure it almost as much as I treasured my grandmother.
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