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The Hidden Abbey by Jodine Turner – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Romuald Dzemo

The Hidden Abbey by Jodine Turner – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Romuald Dzemo

A Guest Review by Romuald Dzemo originally published at Readers’ Favorite The Hidden Abbey by Jodine Turner is both fantasy and visionary fiction, with a historical setting in the worlds of Avalon and Glastonbury Abbey, split between two separate timelines and skillfully developed to explore two lovers from a distant past reborn into modern day…

The Power of Place in Writing a Novel
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The Power of Place in Writing a Novel

Have you ever thought about the power of place, of setting, in writing your novel? The setting in most novels is nonspecific. Meaning that, while setting itself is important, the specificity of the setting is oftentimes not. The high school romance between Bella and Edward in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight could have begun in any modern…

Carry on the Flame: Destiny’s Call by Jodine Turner (Excerpt)

Carry on the Flame: Destiny’s Call by Jodine Turner (Excerpt)

from Book One Carry on the Flame: Destiny’s Call  by award winning, best-selling visionary fiction author Jodine Turner  The dayroom was full of idle chatter, some nonsensical, along with the monotonous blare of a morning television talk show. Cigarette smoke wafted upward, trapped by the closed and barred windows, as much prisoner as all the patients…