Book Series Giveaway – Winner Announced
About the books – from Amazon
About the books – from Amazon
A special treat this week! We have been given permission to republish a 1997 interview with pioneering Visionary Fiction author John Nelson. An authentic piece of VF history.
Some authors find their focus in their childhood. It’s something they know they’re born to do. Not me. I was a late bloomer—a seed stuck beneath a thick layer of earth. Something kept the water supply from reaching me. For many years, I pondered if there was something wrong with the way my brain functioned. Turns…
Editor’s note: This article (slightly edited here) was originally published at the VFA in November 2014, before the sequels to either Disney’s Maleficent or Frozen were made. Although visionary fiction often has magical and fantasy elements in common with the fairy tales of old, the two differ in some fundamental respects. The themes of the conventional fairy…
Part One In researching Book Three of my series 1001: The Reincarnation Chronicles, I read a great deal about the history of Arabic Literature. I am no Arabic scholar, but I had to learn about medieval Persian and Arabic culture. My characters, in their past lives in 10th century Baghdad, collaborate on a special version…
Editor’s Note: We are posting this repeat of one of our readers’ most commented upon articles, with some new additions. We invite you to share your thoughts and continue the discussion! ************* Have you ever thought about the power of place, of setting, in writing your Visionary Fiction novel? In The Writer’s Chronicle, (Vol. 51,…
(You can read Part 1 of Theresa Crater’s series on Visionary Fiction author Dion Fortune here.) “He thought less of death than most people think of emigration; in fact, he seemed to regard it in exactly that light.” In The Secrets of Dr. Taverner, Dion Fortune’s short story collection featuring the magical adept and psychiatrist by the same…
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Congratulations to Suzanne! Looks like a great read!