Q&A with Wyrd Lea – Author Interview

Wyrd Lea is a creative storyteller whose work blends imagination, emotion, and immersive world-building into a truly memorable reading experience. With a passion for crafting stories that resonate with readers, Wyrd Lea creates characters and narratives that feel both relatable and extraordinary, inviting audiences to step into worlds where anything is possible.

In this Q&A, we sit down with Wyrd Lea to discuss the inspiration behind Melodia, their writing journey, and the creative process that shapes their work. From the ideas that sparked the story to the challenges and rewards of bringing it to life, this conversation offers an engaging and honest look at the author behind the pages.

About The Author

Tell us more about you.

One of my dastardly side projects and aspirations is to make an erotic, yet silly, dating simulator with Furby inspired creatures. I am collecting inspiration for this, including how exactly the species of long Furbies breed.

What are the three items you’d take on a deserted island?

My squishable toadstool, my copy of The Witch Who Chased The Sun, and a safe way back home. 

Who is your biggest role model?

As a millennial who grew up constantly disillusioned by celebrities who turned out to be unethical, I do not have a role model nor believe in them. You can collect aspects of others and assemble them together to create a visage of who you want to be, but no one person will ever be a static character you will always know everything about. 

What is your favourite book and who is your favourite author?

Any given day, I love reading Franny Choi. SEX BY DEATH MACHINE is a fantastic short book anyone should give a go, especially if you want to read about cyborgs.

Do you prefer e-books, physical books or audiobook?

Depends on the year and season. Winter tends to be my audiobook season as it’s too cold to turn the pages of books. I am hoarding all physical LGBTQ+ books I find, so I prefer them in print lol. E-books are fantastic for studying and nonfiction as notes can quickly be made. 

Is writing your full-time profession or a hobby?

Currently, a hobby. I don’t advise making writing a full time career in a culture that continues to prefer starving artists and drastically undercuts wages of the lower and middle class, affecting how people can support the arts. It would be lovely for my art to be my fulltime profession. I do not see this happening at any point in the future for my work, though I believe some of my colleagues, who write in drastically different moods and genres, can achieve this. 

What social media platform do you like and use the most?

Links to my socials:

Your Writing Process

How do you go about starting a new novel?

I shower or cook, with my phone on the counter, notes app open. Most of the core ideas of my stories come instantly. Developing the narrative; however, takes considerably more contemplation. I sometimes may write small things for fun, but, overall, I tend to write with audience and political commentary in mind. What does this world say about power? What is normalized? Who are the people removed from the power to write history and present news? In what ways are these themes immortal? In what ways are these themes tied to a specific timeplace?

Where do you like to write?

When I can and where I can. Usually, I’ll compose on my phone or PC. 

What do you like most about writing?

Being able to actually do it. In the midst of actually writing, where you’re in a flow, it’s fantastic. Any other time, you’re wondering why you can’t remember synonyms for “said” and how to keep your writing consistent across your ever-changing moods. 

What do you find stops you from writing more?

In short? The current form of capitalist colonialism.

What genres do you like to write and why?

Dark, magical, supernatural are the general areas I’ll touch upon. This is reflective on my queerness and upbringing. I just also am quite the gothic. 

What’s one piece of advice you’d give to aspiring writers?

It is okay to quit and come back to writing later. Sometimes, the cards are not aligned to support our writing. You need a foundation of understanding craft, support from peers, and those who can help you edit your work. You read only success stories which flatten the actual period of time it takes to often become a writer.

The average length to finish a novel from inception, the middle part, finding yourself, to edits is about 10 years. Some will have a better foundation of literacy than others. Some will have more opportunities. Don’t beat yourself up if you can’t get where you want to go within 2-5 years.

Showcase Your Book!

How many books have you written and if more than one, what’s your favourite?

As of now, I have authored two with another ready to query for publications, Melodia and A Handful of Words. I would say the book I’m about to query is my current favorite for reasons I shan’t spoil yet. 

How long did x take you to write?

Writing poetry books can take several years or just one. It’s by assembly of assorted poems. Once you have enough poems, you see a pattern and start to compile them. Melodia took me a year of writing enough poems to have a theme.

Lastly, what is your favourite thing about being an author?

Readers’ tears.

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