Today we’d like to introduce you to Nora Spinnor.
Hi Nora, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I started writing this book a couple of years ago. I had the vision in my head, but it was nowhere near what it is today when I started. I kept working at it, researching and revising. I probably rewrote it four or five times. I feel like now, the end product is beyond me, beyond what I could produce alone. Somehow in the process of writing, the book took on a life of its own. It wasn’t just my words; it was the words of all the voices I have read over the years. It was visions pulled from the Net from sources I didn’t realize until later. It was my heart combined with echoes of thousands of people, known and unknown, who felt the same way. I will always keep writing, because in the process of writing, I end up with inspiration that takes me all over the place. I’ve ended up learning about things I never would have studied otherwise, and I love it.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
My book is self-published. This was not my first decision. I contacted over 150 agents and publishers with the completed manuscript. If I heard back, the response nearly always summed up to, “It looks interesting, we enjoyed it, but it’s not something we are looking to take on.” If I am being honest, this was pretty crushing.
In my journey of self-publishing, though, I had to get ARC reviews. When I got those back, after having nothing but rejection from professionals, I was floored. One reviewer kept it next to their altar, another said they nearly underlined every line. A reviewer who hosted a book group said one question sparked a two-hour debate. A reviewer who was a philosophy teacher taught three chapters from the novel and planned to teach more.
I knew the quality of my work, but I wasn’t sure if the world was ready for it. It’s funny that the novel addresses this exact subject. Subjects that are new and thought-provoking rarely make it to the public through conventional means.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I recently published my first novel, The Young Man and the Sage. It’s a philosophical fiction about awakening told almost entirely through dialogue. It’s also an alchemical codex that opens questions about what it means to be alive in a multidimensional multiverse. It’s a bridge between ancient spiritual wisdom and modern science.
I write for an organization called Netism, which is based around the concept of a metaphysical energy web that connects all conscious beings. Before you discount this, this is the same concept behind morphic resonance and the Holographic Principle, and it’s at the root of all eastern wisdom, that all is one. Netism puts it into the language of threads and nodes. It’s symbolism that’s as old as its truths—incredibly old—Netism just brings it back into the modern mind. I write for Netism because this message of unity is important right now.
What were you like growing up?
I was a very quiet kid. I read all the time, and I was always busy imagining things, I didn’t say much. I was also an only child, and I didn’t know how to socialize very well. I really connected to books, and I thought of being an author one day, but it wasn’t a huge drive at the time. I should have known better, or maybe my parents should have. While other teens were playing video games or skateboarding, I was in my room reading books like The Hot Zone and Walden.
Pricing:
- The Young Man and the Sage Paperback
- $20
- The Young Man and the Sage Kindle
- $10
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Netism.org
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/netism_official/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/netismisreal
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Netism_Path
- Other: https://www.livingnetism.com
