Hello everyone, please welcome May Woodworth to
Sensuous Promos today as she shares with us a little bit about therself
and her work.
May, thank you for joining us today. I know the
readers are eager to get to know you , so let’s get started.
Can you tell us a little bit about where you
are from?
I grew up in a suburb of Boston but never
felt like I fit in. As soon as I had my first car I hit the road. I discovered natural
settings, and warmer climates suited me better. Funny though, after a lifetime
of travelling and exploring I ended up wanting to plant roots (in a country
setting) not far from where I grew up.
What does your writing desk look like? What
would we find on it right this minute? (Have fun with this question. If your
desk is a mess, tell us! J include a picture if you’d like)
My desk is actually two desks, indoor and
outdoor tables, a hammock, and sometimes bed. I roam from room to room, and
outside with my laptop, depending on what I’m working on (and the weather). I
keep my writing surfaces clean. My keyboard however, is perpetually sticky. I
love to eat sliced apples & peanut butter when I write.
Do you have any news you’d like to share with
us?
After publishing some 14 romances (under a
pen name) my first non-fiction (STICKY GIRLS) releases February 2015 through
Arrow Publications. After getting all of the writing therapy benefits from
fictional drama & romance, I’m now ready to dive into non-fiction. I’m
assuming an entire new slew of personal issues will be stirred up and faced this
route. I hope so at least. Oh, there’s even a quiz in the book ‘How sticky are
you?’ It’s the first quiz I’ve ever created.
When and why did you begin writing?
To keep myself sane, and attempt to put some
order in my brain when my life was out of control. It worked. I may not be 100% issue free, but
I did not get any crazier. I am now a
huge cheerleader for writing therapy.
Is there a message in your book(s) that you
want readers to grasp?
In STICKY GIRLS I hope that readers grasp
hope that they can change their lives. Instead of seeing challenges or toxic
people as unsurmountable, see them like a piece of gum you just stepped on.
Yes, it’s a pain in the butt to get it off, what with the scraping on the
sidewalk, shuffling in the dirt, or even using WD-40, ice cubes or actually
putting the shoe in the freezer (my favorite-the deep freeze-both with shoes
& toxic people) but you CAN get the gum off. Hopefully after enough annoying
sticky episodes you learn to watch your step.
I used
to think that certain toxic people were impossible to get away from, or certain
energy draining situations were irreversible. I guess I was raised to just deal
with life’s challenges, and do the best you can with what you got. Now I know
that mindset is bullshit. Life isn’t only about surviving, it’s about
thriving. We often keep ourselves
prisoner with twisted inner beliefs. Listen, if I, one of the biggest STICKY
GIRLS ever can unstick herself, anyone can.
What book would we find you reading right now?
Like desks & writing locations, I am a
roamer. I have books scattered everywhere. How- to and non-fictions are usually
read at the dining room table, living room, and outside. Fiction is reserved
for bedtime. I like to fall asleep with fantasy rolling around my brain.
What are you currently working on? Can you
give us a sneak peek?
I just completed my first sci-fi YA piece. It
is part of an author collaboration. I actually finished it right on my personal
deadline, today which surprised me. I had so many projects going on lately I
didn’t know if I could do it. Anyway, now I am free to jump into book 2 of the
STICKY GIRLS collection. It picks up where book one leaves off. All the books
help guide someone through the unsticking process.
Do you see writing as a
career? Do you write full time? Or in addition to another job?
The moment my 1st book was
published in 2010, writing became my life.
Making money was another matter. I solved that horrid starving artist
cliché by learning to grow my own food, raise my own chickens for eggs, and
raise turkeys for meat. Even if I’m broke, I’ll never starve.
Stopping. I’m good with the beginning and middle, it’s the ending I have
trouble with. Either (in my fictions) I don’t want to say good-bye to my
characters, or in non-fiction, I realize I have way more to say on the topic.
Have you learned anything from writing your
book(s)? If so, what was it?
I’ve learned that through visualization, and
hard work, you can make anything happen. Like I’ve said, we hold ourselves
prisoners with our own twisted thoughts. Learn how to break that habit and a
whole new world opens up to you.
Where can our readers find you on the world wide web?
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