The Parallels Between Storytelling and Enlightenment – Part 2 – Stefan Emunds
Egseth’s style is suitably simple for an adolescent narrator, yet subtle enough to capture the nuances of one awakening to the spark of the divine within all things
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The Parallels Between Storytelling and Enlightenment – Part 1 – Stefan Emunds
Egseth’s style is suitably simple for an adolescent narrator, yet subtle enough to capture the nuances of one awakening to the spark of the divine within all things
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Tips and Tricks for Book Promotion, Part 1
If writing and publishing our books is one of the most exciting things we do; then getting them sold is frequently the most challenging. We’ve spent months toiling over words, plot, and character; fixing pacing problems and plot conundrums. Then we, have a great cover designed and a gorgeous interior layout. We get out books…
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Writing Realities Part 2 – Drew Fisher
This is the second and final part of this two-part article. For the first part, click here. In May 2017, my cousin—a now-retired former chief editor for Reader’s Digest—coached me toward a wonderful self-publishing service offered by Amazon.com called CreateSpace. By the end of the year all three novels of the Osiris Plan trilogy were…
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Writing Realities Part 1 – Drew Fisher
My name is Drew Fisher. I came to planet Earth, this time, in 1958, the last year of the “post war baby boom.” This was the year of Barbie, the hula hoop, the first US satellite launches and the formation of NASA, the post-Korean War recession, the Lituya Bay (SE Alaska) mega-tsunami, the first nuclear…
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Soul Writing with Janet Conner, Part Two
In Part One of my Q&A with writer, soul-community creator, poet, spiritual field guide, and deep soul explorer, Janet Conner, we discussed the techniques she outlined in her book Writing Down Your Soul, including the four steps to activating the Voice within. In Part Two, Janet Conner shares the primary guides that helped her find…
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Reign of the Plants Part II – Short Story – Jefferson Wallace
Nona had spent this morning, like so many mornings before, rooted in the expanse of an open field, rooted in the shadow of the great temple she now stands above, rooted in a field opened through the sacrifice of countless scores of martyred shrubs and trees; a holy site signifying the cycle of plantly existence….
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Reign of the Plants Part I – Short Story – Jefferson Wallace
Nona flicked the match against the edge of the box. The strike ignited, causing light to dance on the head like a ghost materializing from aether, evaporating order into chaos. She raised the stick above her head, stretched her elbow straight, and rocked up to her tiptoes to lift the match as high as possible….
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Soul Writing with Janet Conner
What makes writers happy, besides working on their craft, of course, is connecting with other writers to delve into the unknown and explore one another’s minds for fresh ideas. Add to that a team of experts and inspirational speakers and you kick up the happiness factor a notch or two. You can imagine my reaction…
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Awakening from Spirit Possession Part II – Woody Carter
This is the concluding part of this mini-series on how Woody Carter’s possession experience inspired his novel, Narada’s Children: A Visionary Tale of Two Cities. For the first part, click here. I sat in Nana’s chair overwhelmed by what I had experienced and being released from spirit possession, until I had an epiphany: What’s to…
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Awakening from Spirit Possession Part I – Woody Carter
Mindfulness meditation is all the rage, now. It’s promoted in public schools nationwide, and in colleges and universities. In a Huffington Post blog, Candy Gunter Brown, PhD, argues that public education has gotten around the U.S. Supreme Court ruling prohibiting religion in public institutions by replacing the terms “meditation” and “Buddhism” with words like “neuroscience”…
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The R/Evolution of the Wheel of Fortune – Part II
In Part I, we began exploring the turning of the Wheel of Fortune. We moved past the idea of chaos, chance, and fate and introduced the idea of perfection. The Wheel of Fortune and the World imply continuous turning: the unending flow of time. A journey does not solely cover distance, but also time. Consider,…
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The R/Evolution of the Wheel of Fortune Part I – David Tangredi
Visionary Fiction writers take us on a Hero’s Journey. Not only are the heroes and journeys archetypal, but so are the many characters and situations encountered along the way. Another version of the Hero’s Journey is the Fool’s Journey, which specifically refers to the Major Arcana of the Tarot, but also the variations as I…
Build Your Own Author Website Header
I can’t begin to tell you how many frustrating hours, days, and months I worked to create the website header for my original author website. I went as far as to purchase a program called Photo Shop Elements 10 and then spent months learning how to use the program in order to come up with an image…
Build Your Own Author Website—Step 11: Theme Installation
In Build Your Own Author Website–Step 5, I showed you how to check the WordPress Theme Directory for free author themes via your Administration Panel Dashboard>Appearance>Themes. In Build Your Own Author Website–Step 9 and Build Your Own Author Website–Step 10, I introduced you to the Book-Snapper author theme. Now, it’s time to execute the theme installation of your choice. Did the…
Build Your Own Author Website – Step 10: Book-Snapper Author Theme
It seems with each post I write in the Build Your Own Author Website series, the road parts like Robert Frost’s two roads diverging in a yellow wood. And, believe me, when it comes to the selecting the theme for your author website, the road you choose will make all the difference. There are many excellent author themes…
Self-Publishing: Print, E-book or Both? (Part 1)
Modern technology thrives by improving upon itself, and nowhere is the blizzard of innovation more overwhelming than in the publishing industry. The self-publishing author must be on constant alert for change.
Self-publishing and using the services of a self-publishing company can be vastly different in cost, time, and skill required. The goal is to deliver the book to the reader in a pleasing format at a reasonable price that adequately compensates the writer.
Build Your Author Website – Step 9: Your WordPress Theme
Changing the WordPress theme once you’ve invested valuable time and energy into building and customizing your author website is not advisable. I know because, as I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I learn things the hard way. When I set up my original author website, I used the Twenty-Eleven WordPress default theme, only to discover later that there were…
Build Your Own Author Website: Maintenance Mode
It’s time to show you how to put your new website in maintenance mode, in case you don’t want anyone to see it while you’re still in the process of tweaking it. Let me introduce three WordPress Plugins that do the job for you. Ultimate Maintenance Mode This plugin displays a screenshot of your website…
The Metaphysics of Lucid Dreaming – Visionary Fiction for Kids, Part 2
The Metaphysics of Lucid Dreaming – Visionary Fiction for Kids by Brandon Bosse Part 2 First, I want to wholeheartedly thank the VFA for the opportunity to share my story and ideas. I am grateful to be able to share my passion. Thank you to my fellow VFA members for the kind words in response to…
Build Your Own Author Website—Step 8: Playing with Plugins
One of the most rewarding things about Self-Hosting with WordPress.org is the ability to install powerful plugins to extend your website’s functionality. Compare it to accessorizing your home with all the latest gadgets and fashions to make it uniquely your own. Plugins are little programs that interact with your WordPress software in all kinds of…
Build Your Own Author Website—Step 7: Administration Panel
Before we get to the fun part of decorating your new cyber home, let’s take care of some general housekeeping tasks via the navigation menu on the left side of your WordPress Administration panel. Hover your mouse over the Settings menu at the very bottom of the vertical menu below your Dashboard and a submenu…
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What is Women’s Visionary Fiction: Part II – Guest Post by Mary Mackey
Women’s Visionary Fiction gives us something more.
Build Your Own Author Website—Step 6: Video Review
For a super quick review of what we’ve covered so far in “Build Your Own Author Website” steps one through five, here’s a video created by Daniel Piechnick, a professional web designer and trainer. In less than ten minutes, he’ll explain Domain Name Web Hosting WordPress He’ll then take you step-by-step from purchasing your domain…
Build Your Own Author Website—Step 5: Administration Panel
This is the day you log into your WordPress.org Administration Panel. For those of you who’d prefer instead to stick with WordPress.com, we part ways here, and I leave you with the following message: WordPress.com is a hosted service, which means that you don’t have to deal with finding a web host or downloading and installing the WordPress software. All is done for you….
Literature and the Flow of Consciousness – Part 2
This is part 2 in a series about Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Author, MR Neer addresses some questions that are related to the Yogi’s theory about the connection between literature and the evolution of consciousness. Please read the previous post where MR Neer offers some insight about literature, how we experience it, and how it develops human consciousness. How does…
Build Your Own Author Website – Step 4: Installing WordPress
Now that you’ve registered your domain name and found a home (Web host) for your website, you only need to follow one more step before you can begin working with WordPress.org., which is: Installing WordPress on your domain and hosting account. This is a one-time procedure, so hang in there. You’ll be amazed at how…