Interview with John C. A. Manley

Confessions Of A Metaphysical Fiction Author

Drawing from 14 years of yoga meditation and three years living in a monastery, John C. A. Manley writes metaphysical science fiction and fantasy stories. His conscious chronicles take a probing look at existence beyond the physical plane yet bring us back to what is real... here and now.

In this 73-minute interview between Chris Cade and John Manley, you'll hear:

Manley's experience growing up Catholic and ending up Hindu.
How reading the actual stories of Jesus, versus listening to church doctrines, changed Manley's life.
How one book full of spiritual stories led to Manley spending three years in a yoga ashram (monastery) in the mountains of Southern California.
Why spiritual beliefs originally led Manley to avoid story writing.
The transcendent nature of the writings of Charles Dickens.
Why Manley feels every story should have a spiritual (or at least moral) backbone to it.
How the movie Groundhog Day contains many spiritual truths expertly hidden so that the story could be embraced by a mainstream audience.
Why if you get the spiritual aspect of your story writing correct, the right audience will forgive an shortcoming in the writing department.
The pros and cons of being an introvert when it comes to writing.
How Manley overcome came his doubts about his ability to represent human nature and human emotions.
How to use real people as a model for creating believable fictional characters.
How creating fictional characters can help liberate you from your own ego.
How to make writing your first draft a very ecstatic process that helps you evolve spiritually.
How John finds "seed ideas" which, once watered with the story writing process, produce amazing tales.
Ray Bradbury's method for writing four stories at the same time.
Ray Bradbury's simple yet somewhat daring method for coming up with story ideas.
Manley's clever method for drafting without editing.
How Manley has become immune to writer's blocks.
Why you shouldn't "just write your stories out of your head."
Why Manley always works from printed drafts and not the computer screen.
Why you can't trust criticism from your relatives unless you know this trick for getting them to provide invaluable feedback (without them knowing).
The two best people to get critiques from.
The #1 way Manley draws people into his stories and why this is commonly left out of many spiritual stories.
Why you really need to avoid giving too much information/details at one time to the reader.
How Manley plants "Easter Eggs" in his stories.
How story writing helps you stand back from the story of your own life – with all it's trials and tribulations – and start to enjoy life like you enjoy a novel.
Why Manley feels many spiritual stories are really just on the "fringe of spirituality" and should be classified as something else.
Two of Manley's favorite examples of spiritual story writing (one book written over 4,000 years ago – the other written in German).
One piece of advice John would give to someone who has not written a story before.
What you should do if you don't feel like writing.

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About Chris Cade: Chris Cade considers himself a voracious seeker of Truth. He is a second-degree black belt and martial arts Champion who has swum with wild dolphins and tested software to find the bugs. His journey – leaving a six-figure income and corporate life with Hitachi and Adobe for a spiritual one – has rewarded this visionary with a network of spirituality and personal development websites. A graduate of The Monroe Institute's Gateway Voyage program, and a student of the Diamond Approach, Chris is a spiritual teacher, lecturer, and grateful father.

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About Chris Cade: Chris Cade considers himself a voracious seeker of Truth. He is a second-degree black belt and martial arts Champion who has swum with wild dolphins and tested software to find the bugs. His journey – leaving a six-figure income and corporate life with Hitachi and Adobe for a spiritual one – has rewarded this visionary with a network of spirituality and personal development websites. A graduate of The Monroe Institute's Gateway Voyage program, and a student of the Diamond Approach, Chris is a spiritual teacher, lecturer, and grateful father.

Chris' work is community-supported. Click here to learn more and read a short message from him.