Similar Posts
Blog | Book Lists | Key Posts
Nourish the Mind with Visionary Fiction
Visionary Fiction entertains, which is, after all, the main purpose of fiction as a literary form. But visionary fiction goes one step further; it nourishes the mind. Not all visionary fiction, though, nourishes the mind in the same way. Some novels in this category are profound and literary, others deceptively simple and straightforward. Visionary novels…
Spirit of Prophecy by VF author J.J. Hughes Wins Award
The debut self -publishing road in 2018 was truly a roller-coaster ride with many speed bumps, steep drops and sharp learning curves along the way. However, after a few hair -raising experiences the Audio book creation was by far the most exciting and enjoyable version by far. For any of you thinking of embarking on…
Revealing the Magical
Today’s post, Revealing the Magical, concludes last week’s post, The Visionary Perspective, in which I attempt to distinguish between the genres of visionary fiction and magical realism—how they differ and where they may overlap. Magical Realism The genre of magical realism blends the supernatural or what is typically unseen by human consciousness with the natural…
Visionary Fiction as Thought Experiment – William Fietzer
We’re familiar with hypothetical, “What If?” conjectures. What if I have to declare bankruptcy? What if North Korea attacks the United States (or vice versa)? And what if the President is impeached—what happens then? All of these speculations, some personal, some apocalyptic, suggest a story will follow—an answer, explanation, or procedure that addresses the initial…
Spiritual Stagnation, a Temporary Layover
By Eleni Papanou One major facet of writing visionary fiction is that the author spiritually grows during the writing process. There are periods where I have to put my work aside, either when I’m in spiritual stagnation or not feeling worthy enough to write because of a personal challenge that I have yet to overcome. Only…
#Art Saved My Life
“Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths….Myth must be kept alive. The people who can keep it alive are the artists of one kind or another.” – Joseph Campbell #Art saved my life #Art healed my heart #Art healed my soul The hashtags are coming in from around the country, flooding social…
3 Comments
Comments are closed.
Thanks so much, Nadine. I'll check out – and join -the Visionary fiction network group soon.
thank you Nadine for another VF network outlet. I have joined and participated as you already know!
Hi! Just applied for membership in the group. Sounds good!