Previously posted by Margaret Duarte at VFA under title: Relevance of Visionary Fiction. Before I explain what Visionary Fiction is, let me position it on a chart that shows the basic types of literature and genres. As you can see, rather than being a genre of its own, Visionary Fiction is a subgenre of Speculative Fiction, […]
For Writers
Building an Author Website Step One: Pre-Nitty-Gritty
When I was first asked to speak at the California Writer’s Club/Sacramento April’s breakfast meeting about how I’d built my website and decided on my platform and marketing strategy, my first thought was: Hold it! You’re talking to a technological greenhorn here—miss trial and error, miss whoops that didn’t work out too well, miss if you don’t at first […]
Soul Vows: Listening to the Wisdom of Your Internal Voice
On February 8, 2011, during the first session in a Plug In telecourse with Janet Conner and 26 other participants, representing a variety of creative expressions, I felt as if I’d finally crossed the threshold and entered the paradise of discovering mind. Janet’s Plug In telecourse was full of light, inspiration, and hope, peopled with allies and mentors. It was about […]
My Interview with Dean Koontz
I was surprised when Dean Koontz agreed to answer ten interview questions for my blog. However, I was not surprised that he answers were rich and entertaining. Rather than post the interview on my personal blog, I posted it at the Visionary Fiction Alliance, a website I share with other visionary fiction writers. Here’s the introduction […]
Making Room for Visionary Fiction on the Genre Shelf
Visionary fiction is not metaphysical fiction. Visionary fiction is not magical realism. Visionary fiction is not religious fiction or sci-fi or fantasy. What will it take for traditional publishers to make room on the shelf for fiction that speaks the language of the soul and offers a vision of humanity as we dream it can […]
Synchronicity, Meaningful Coincidences
Visionary fiction opened a new world of paying attention. I needed to receive and transmit information from the unconscious, stuff hidden below the tip of the iceberg that doesn’t surface unless the observer is in a receptive state.
