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AUTHOR INSTRUMENTAL IN RESURRECTING A LOST GENRE
Between Will and Surrender: by MARGARET DUARTE
“The writing and promotion of visionary fiction is about crossing lines, breaking barriers, and saying no to rules and regulations that have lost their meaning.”
ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA, Dec.28, 2015—Although warned by agents and publishers that labeling her work Visionary Fiction was the “kiss of death,” Margaret Duarte refused to concede. “In a world riddled with fear, misunderstanding, and lost hope,” she says, “I believe there are people prepared to transcend the boundaries of their five senses and open to new thoughts and ideas. In other words, I believe the audience is ready for fiction that heals, empowers, and bridges differences.”
Margaret joined forces with four other visionary fiction writers to create the Visionary Fiction Alliance (http://www.visionaryfictionalliance.com), a website dedicated to bringing visionary fiction back into the mainstream and providing other visionary fiction writers with a place to call home. Currently, VFA has 187 members from all over the world and is visited by thousands each month.
In December 2015, Margaret launched BETWEEN WILL AND SURRENDER; book one of her “Enter the Between” visionary fiction series. “Between Will and Surrender” is a contemporary story of Silicon Valley resident Marjorie Veil, whose sense of reality frays when she begins hearing a voice when no one is there. Afraid that she’s losing her mind, she goes on a soul-searching journey to remote Carmel Valley. But she does not find the reprieve she desires. Instead, she encounters Morgan Van Dyke, whose romantic interest in her is a distraction she can ill afford. She then meets an identical twin sister she didn’t know she had, another blow to her already fragile sense of self. And finally, she befriends a mute and orphaned Native American child, who gives her his most valued possession, a mouse totem, thus introducing her to the power of selfless love.
“Between Will and Surrender” takes the reader on a visionary journey into the wilds of the Los Padres National Forest, home of the Esselen, one of the smallest Native American populations in California nearly exterminated as a result of Spanish Missions. Readers are introduced to the teachings of the Native American Medicine Wheel, which can be applied to their personal journeys toward self-actualization.
Like the fires that blaze through the Los Padres National Forest, the mysterious voice in Marjorie Veil’s head burns the frameworks that imprison her—her limiting beliefs, her old patterns of thought—transforming them into blackened snags, a perfect habitat for the seeds of awareness buried deep inside of her to burst into life.
“Between Will and Surrender; a paranormal adventure of personal growth and transformation” is available at Amazon in paperback ($10.99) and Kindle ($2.99) format.
About Margaret Duarte: Margaret Duarte, the daughter of Dutch immigrants and a former middle school teacher, lives on a California dairy farm with her family and a herd of “happy cows,” a constant reminder that the greenest pastures are closest to home.
For more information about “Between Will and Surrender,” visit https://www.margaretduarte.com or Margaret Duarte’s Author Page at Amazon.com.
As always, thanks for stopping by,
Wonderful storyline, Margaret! Can’t wait to read it!
Thanks, Rea. One down, three to go.
This is awesome. Congratulations my freind. Now I’m on my way to check it out the book. ?
Thanks so much, Susan. Now, on to editing the next book. Have a wonderful New Year. I’ll visit your website soon to say hello.