What does it take for a book to be born? Sometimes... it takes twenty-eight years, a house fire, a dream about Nanny, and a 3am conversation with two Angels named Tilly and George. In Episode 7 of Winging It with Wendy, Wendy S. Burton answers the question she gets asked more than any other: why did you write Amy and the Angels? This solo episode is the full origin story — from the basement suite where a first sentence arrived out of nowhere, to a fire that nearly erased the manuscript, to the night writer's block was broken by her two fictional Angels staging a very loud argument in the early hours of the morning. If you've ever had a dream, a project, or a story you've been carrying for a long time and wondering whether it still matters... this episode is for you. KEY TAKEAWAYS - Listen When the Voice Gets Louder ... the nudge to print out the manuscript saved the book from a house fire the very next day. Your Angels' messages always have a reason, even when you can't see it yet. - Things Don't Happen to You, They Happen for You ... the book took ten days instead of one minute to go live. COVID cancelled Paris. Every delay turned out to be part of the timing. - The Story Knows What It Wants to Be ... Wendy sat down to complain on paper and wrote the opening line of a novel instead. Sometimes your Angels pick up the pen. - Goosies Mean Angels ... that feeling that runs through you when something is exactly right — pay attention to it. That's how you know. - Don't Put It Away Forever ... Elizabeth Gilbert says if you don't write the story, it gets given to somebody else. The book waited twenty-eight years. It still came back. SHARE YOUR STORY If this episode stirred something in you... that's worth paying attention to. Subscribe so you don't miss what's coming next. And if you've read Amy and the Angels and it moved you, Wendy would love to hear about it. Share your story or leave a review: https://www.wendysburton.com Amy and the Angels — available in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook narrated by Wendy S. Burton herself. CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to Winging It with Wendy 01:05 The question Wendy keeps getting asked 02:30 A 33-year-old single mom at her lowest point 04:30 The voice that said "go write" — and a first sentence she didn't plan 06:30 A job offer, Calgary, and a dream about Nanny 09:30 "Lamb, you have to take this job" — and then the phone rang 11:30 The nudge to print the manuscript — and the house fire 14:30 From floppy disk to the cloud — twenty-eight years later 16:00 A CEO, a son named Curtis, and the decision to finally finish the book 18:00 COVID, Paris, and writing by the ocean 19:30 Writer's block — and Tilly and George waking her up at 3am 21:00 Feathers on every corner 22:00 Caden and Carter rename the book 24:00 Pamela Lynch, the cover, and hitting publish 26:00 Ten days, a white feather, and a sceptic who finally believed 28:00 A road trip down the coast — the book was out FOLLOW WENDY Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendy.s.burton/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Wendy-S-Burton/100078696344135/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-burton-278375/ ABOUT WINGING IT WITH WENDY Real people. Real stories. Real Angels. Join award-winning author Wendy S. Burton (Amy and the Angels) as she shares real stories of guidance, comfort, and straight-up curiosity connected to Angels — from her own life and from listeners. Each episode creates space to explore the possibility that Angels might be walking right alongside us. For the curious, the open-minded, and those that are ready for the magic of Angels. CREDITS Host: Wendy S. Burton Production Partner: Keenlii — https://www.keenlii.com/ Producer: Barry Keegan — https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrykeegan/ SUBSCRIBE & SHARE If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review. It helps more people find the show. Share this with someone who could use a little wonder in their week. Real people. Real stories. Real Angels.
