My third novel takes place in Pacific Grove, California, otherwise known as “Butterfly Town U.S.A.” And, you guessed it, monarch butterflies weave their way into the theme of the story as symbols of rebirth, renewal, and change.
Visionary Fiction
The Between
The Between: A scary place “The between” is a scary place most of us don’t enter willingly. Instead, we’re catapulted there by a life-changing event, which in fiction is called the “inciting incident.” Like the fictional hero, we enter “the between” kicking and screaming and confront obstacles and tests we aren’t prepared or equipped to handle. We face-plant over and over, […]
Dean Koontz/ Author of Horror or Visionary Fiction?
Note to Reader: I’ve written a post at the Visionary Fiction Alliance titled Is Dean Koontz a Visionary Fiction Writer? In it, I question if Dean Koontz is an author of horror or visionary fiction. At the Visionary Fiction Alliance we share a list of books, film, and television that we consider visionary fiction, which includes: Examples […]
Niche-Specific Audience/My Ideal Reader
I’ve heard that writers need to find a niche and then directly address a niche-specific audience. But in order to do so, the writer must first figure out who that audience is. Each of us, of course, hopes our work will enjoy universal appeal, when more than likely it will attract one segment of the […]
Visionary Fiction by Free Association
Defining visionary fiction is tough, because the genre means different things to different writers. So in coming up with my own definition, I used a technique often used in psychoanalysis called: Free association As a result, I came up with the following words and phrases: open door entry into the between not a place, but an attitude openness […]
Visionary Fiction Alliance Blog Blessings
What is Visionary Fiction Alliance’s purpose? “Like the Visionary Fiction genre itself, this site is a cooperative work-in-progress designed to respond to the needs and wishes of VF authors and readers. Light on advertising and self-promotion, we strive to provide relevant craft and marketing ideas, notice of events of interest, mutual support, and open discussion.” What is […]
