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Looking to take your fiction-writing and move-watching to the next level? Join host Dominic and his guest, Sister Nancy Usselmann from the Daughters of St. Paul, as they dive into cultural mysticism, and explore how cultivating a sacred perspective can enhance your writing. Or change your life.

Through analyzing popular media, such as movies and music, you’ll discover how to tap into deep human yearnings and desires to create compelling stories that inspire and challenge readers. With valuable insights and practical tips, this show is a must-listen for any aspiring fiction writer looking to elevate their craft to new heights.

– Sister Nancy Usselmann’s book, “A Sacred Look Becoming Cultural Mystics,” emphasizes the importance of cultivating a sacred view when engaging with popular culture. It’s packed with tons of popular movie and music references and analyses.
– Popular media can be a reflection of the human person’s needs and desires, including the desire for communion, intimacy, love, purpose, and meaning in life, and connecting with others.
– Cultivating a sacred view can help individuals reflect deeply on the culture they experience every day, imbuing them with a sense of intimacy with the Lord while engaging with popular culture.
– Sister Nancy notes that while there is a lot of evil in popular media culture, many stories of the culture challenge us as human beings to be the best version of ourselves.
– Sister Nancy believes that superhero stories can offer the world a message of hope, truth, beauty, and goodness and that people are yearning for something more, ultimately for God.

Book: A Sacred Look: Becoming Cultural Mystics
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5497254263

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As you wear your Legend t-shirt, you are not only embodying the spirit of a legend, but also becoming part of a community of writers who share your passion for creating epic stories.

– Tom Epperson is a writer and founder of the Indie publishing house Multivalent Press.
– Multivalent Press was created to overcome the barriers to traditional publishing.
– The press is a family business, with Tom and his two sons all working on novels.
– The Other Side of Dead is a trilogy published by Multivalent Press, with the first book titled Once to Die.
– Once to Die is about a young man who has spent his life homeless and caring for his alcoholic father, and who ends up running from organized crime and gangs.
– The book includes supernatural and paranormal elements in the second half.
– Once to Die has received awards and positive reception.
– Tom Epperson discusses his unique publishing process on the Legend Fiction Show.

ABOUT TOM EPPERSON
Tom Epperson, founder of Multivalent Press, a creative publishing house, joined the Legend Fiction Show to discuss his unique process and his books. Epperson, who has been writing for decades, struggled to get his stories in front of readers. He eventually published a trilogy called ‘The Other Side of Dead’ through his own indie publishing route. Epperson and his two sons, who also write, decided to create Multivalent Press to publish different genres of books. Epperson’s novel, ‘Once to Die,’ is the first book in the trilogy. It follows the story of a young man who has spent his life homeless and caring for his father with alcoholism. The protagonist runs afoul of both organized crime and local gangs and spends most of the book on the run. ‘Once to Die’ has received several awards and accolades.

ABOUT MULTIVALENT PRESS
Multivalent Press is a family business where all three members contribute to writing novels. Epperson and his sons came up with the idea for the press, which is named after the concept of multivalence, where there are many different factions to a story.
Website: https://multivalentpress.com

ABOUT THIS SHOW: Legendmakers
Interviews with authors, brought to you by LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! Hosted by Dominic, the founder, we talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.

ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Share your works in progress, give and get feedback, and double your writing output! Join our private community: https://legendfiction.com
About: https://legendfiction.com/about/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/legendfictions/
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FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Fiction Author
Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better Catholic! https://legendfiction.com/free-course

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