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.

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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

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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/

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Real people. Real stories. Real Angels.

In Episode 6 of Winging It with Wendy, Wendy S. Burton welcomes her dear friend Stephanie Staples — Canada's newest inductee into the Speaking Hall of Fame, entrepreneur, author, and podcaster — for a conversation about something Wendy believes deeply: that sometimes, our Angels don't just walk beside us. Sometimes, they work through us.

Stephanie shares two stories that will stop you in your tracks. The first begins on a quiet California beach, where a chance encounter with a stranger led to a walk that may have saved a life — and ended, months later, with a wedding invitation. The second is a story of reciprocity 40 years in the making, built on a blind date, a beloved Grade 1 teacher, and a handmade card kept for an entire career.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

- The Angel on the Beach ... you can't always tell what someone is carrying. Being present and unhurried might be the most important thing you do today.

- The Story You're Carrying ... the story of Stephanie's mom's love letter gave a stranger on a beach the hope he needed. The story you carry might be exactly what someone else needs to hear.

- Reciprocity Takes Its Own Shape ... good comes back around, but not always in the timing or the form you expect. Mrs. Gregoire gave a shy little girl love. Forty years later, she got it back.

- Take Care of Yourself So You Can Show Up ... you can only be fully present for someone else when you're not running on empty.

- When You Get the Nudge to Connect People, Listen ... that feeling might be your Angels working through you.

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If these stories stirred something in you... that's worth paying attention to. Subscribe so you don't miss what's coming next. And if you have a sign, a nudge, or a story of your own, Wendy would love to hear it.

Share your Angel story: https://www.wendysburton.com

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome to Winging It with Wendy

01:05 A dime on the studio floor and the George on Stephanie's shoe

05:00 Introducing Stephanie Staples — Canada's newest Speaking Hall of Fame inductee

07:30 Angels on Earth — the idea behind this episode

08:00 A dying promise, a love story, and a trip to California

10:00 The man on the beach

13:00 What success on the outside tells you nothing about what's inside

15:00 An unexpected angel arrives to help Stephanie recover

18:00 Months later — a phone call, and then a wedding invitation

20:00 The second story: reciprocity

22:00 A client who needed a companion and a nudge to act on it

23:00 The blind date and the woman who turned out to be Mrs. Gregoire

25:00 The matchmaker and the wedding with just family... and Stephanie

27:00 A handmade card kept for 40 years

30:00 Share your story — it might change someone's life

GUEST

Stephanie Staples

Website: https://stephaniestaples.ca/

Books: https://stephaniestaples.ca/pages/books

Follow: https://www.instagram.com/stephanie_staples/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniestaples/

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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/

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Real people. Real stories. Real Angels.

What happens when two people who have spent years listening to their Angels finally sit down together?

In Episode 5 of Winging It with Wendy, Wendy S. Burton welcomes Sue Elliott — author, entrepreneur, and the host and founder of My Angel Coach — for a conversation that is equal parts laughter, revelation, and practical Angel wisdom. Sue spent more than thirty years in automotive and chef-focused publishing before the Angels started making themselves impossible to ignore. From the nudge that made this very conversation happen, to a crowded room that suddenly went black and white, to the one phrase that changes everything about how you ask for what you want... this one stays with you.

TAKEAWAYS

- The Nudge You Almost Ignored ... even the smallest instruction — "email her from your Gmail" — can open a door that changes everything.

- Stop Saying "I Can't Afford It" ... try "that's not how I choose to spend my money" instead, and feel the difference in your whole system.

- "Of Courseness" ... Angel guidance rarely announces itself with fanfare. It arrives quietly, settles everything, and simply feels like truth.

- The Angel Delegation Statement ... instead of asking or pleading, try: "Thank you, Angels, for taking care of ___." Then leave it with them.

- Your Original Factory Settings ... before the world got involved, you were curious, open, and unafraid. Your Angels want to help you find your way back.

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Share your Angel story: https://www.wendysburton.com

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome to Winging It with Wendy

01:05 The Angel nudge that brought Sue Elliott to the show

05:30 From car magazines to the Angel Coach — Sue's career story

11:00 A Return to Love and the ladies' tea that started everything

15:00 Stop saying "I can't afford it"

20:00 Dream cars, the Bentley Continental GT, and what the Angels actually delivered

26:00 Wendy's Jaguar XK8 — her own Angel car story

30:00 How do you know it's your Angels? The "of courseness" explained

35:00 The room that went black and white

40:00 Relationships and the cosmic restaurant

45:00 The Angel delegation statement — thank you, Angels, for taking care of

50:00 Your original factory settings

53:00 What the Angels want you to know today

GUEST

Sue Elliott — My Angel Coach

Book and podcast: https://www.myangelcoach.com

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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/

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Real people. Real stories. Real Angels.