Interview with Mary R. Woldering, Fantasy Author

For today I interviewed Mary R. Woldering, the author of the Children of Stone fantasy series.

​Mary, w hat cool and exciting things have been happening in your life recently?

Greeting a new granddaughter soon, and being included in the Dreamtime Dragons Anthology with a short Story “Ana’s Dream of Flying,” an almost modern-day spinoff of my series.

Congratulations on becoming a grandmother! Can you tell us about what you're currently working on?

Book 4 of the Children of Stone Series Heart of the Lotus.

Have you ever written characters that you truly despise?

Never. I love all of them, even the wicked ones.

I get that. In many ways, your characters are like your kids.
Were you “born to write” or did you discover your passion for writing later in life?

I was born to write. I, unfortunately didn’t begin to publish until I retired.

Hey, better late than never.
Where did the idea of your story come from?

The story came from conversations about childhood spiritual experiences and dreams with a good friend in college, and later from past-life regressions. Not certain if they really were past lives any more. They were pretty wild.

Past-life regressions: a supposed therapy technique to get a person to "re-experience" their past life. You actually did that? Cool.
If you were to write a non-fiction book, what might it be about?

My autobiography, but no one would believe it was non-fiction.

Ha!
Are you an early bird writer or night owl? And do you have any must haves like coffee, chocolates, wine, music or something else?
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I am an early bird, and coffee is a must.

Do you have complete control over your characters or do they ever control you?

I’d say they control me. I have gone rounds with a few of them.

That's how you know you've made good characters!
What kind of impact do you want your books to have on readers?

I want it to make them think about life and our place in the universe.

What, in your opinion, is the worst mistake an author can make?

Expecting love, a bestseller and a movie deal.

So... don't sit by the phone all day expecting a phone call from Hollywood when your book comes out? Aw, man...
Do you have any advice for new authors?

Publish early, publish often.

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Thank you, Mary, for taking the time to do an interview on my blog! I look forward to reading your work.

You can reach Mary Woldering on her website , Facebook , Twitter , and Goodreads , and you can purchase her books on Amazon .

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