Emerson thesis -- Popular fiction writing and publishing
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Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 121 Collections and/or Records:
Depths, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_gordon_olivia.pdf
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"Depths is a science fiction story about learning to understand people different from oneself set in the middle of a war between two species battling for the right to colonize the same uninhabited planet. Its protagonist, Aven Torro, has a unique perspective into Dirt's—their enemy-turned-comrade—mind, but still struggles to overcome their assumptions and misconceptions. This conflict is further complicated by their personal desire for revenge after the death of their sister. Forced to work...
Dates:
2023
Dig Two Graves, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023spring_zelvin_victoria.pdf
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"It's an old refrain: revenge jobs don't work. If you want revenge, you must first Dig Two Graves. Set in a fantasy city reminiscent of 1920s era Prohibition New York and told from alternating dual POVs, this is an adult fantasy sapphic heist novel. Washed up lightning mage Nell has a mad dream to rob a floating casino in the sky and she needs the best crew if she has a dream of getting away it, but there's just one problem: the best woman to plan the heist is her ex Sian, who currently...
Dates:
2023
Dimensions, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_goldthwaite_samantha.pdf
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"Alone after the deaths of his seven closest friends, Callan Thomas learns of the existence of the multiverse—and the fact that he and his friends are the subjects of a curse that follows them across the worlds. He is not the only one who was left alone, he finds; and so he sets out to bring together a new group of those who were left behind. In another world, Winter Williams and her friends stumble across a rift in the fabric of the universe, and encounter a being who seeks to destroy it...
Dates:
2023
Don't Speak, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021summer_scott_rachelle.pdf
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"The main character of Don't Speak is Kelsey Townsend, a sixteen-year-old girl who's struggling to deal with change. Midway through high school, her parents decide to move to another town, and Kelsey has to leave behind her best friend, as well her church, which she's very active in and attached to. After her parent's multiple attempts to get Kelsey to join their new church, she finally volunteers and meets a few teens from her new school. The most important one being Ben Michaelson. He was...
Dates:
2021
Dulce Muerte—A Novel, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021fall_guerrerolanguzzies_meralda.pdf
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"Dulce Muerte is a horror novel with supernatural elements set along the United States-Mexico border. It follows a young woman named Canela, who aspires to study forensic science, so she can help solve the rising number of femicides that plague her community. Her best friend's disappearance emboldens her to face her fears and make Death her best friend. This is a story about survival in the face of systemic gender inequality." -- Abstract
Dates:
2021
Encrypted, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023summer_helmen_emily.pdf
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"This thesis explores themes of monstrosity, humanity, trust, and friendship through the life of Jynx. When Jynx kills one bad king only to unknowingly allow a pure tyrant to take his place, she fights to fix her mistake and restore the throne to its rightful ruler. But the only way to save the world is to embrace what the world hates most: her shadow monster half. Intended for New Adult readers and set in the high fantasy genre, this thesis is full of kings, monsters, good, evil, and one...
Dates:
2023
Este, 2020
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Identifier: pf_2020fall_chalmers_anna.pdf
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"Este is a new student at a St. Xavier's Preparatory School, and is just trying to make it out in one piece after her troublemaking past got her expelled from her previous school. After witnessing a mysterious gathering of a secret club, Este's darkest secret is revealed to the entire school. The underground club tries to force St. Xavier's back to its more conservative past. With no help from the principal, Este must identify the group members on her own and stop them from bullying students...
Dates:
2020
Fantasy Unchained, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022spring_hempel_dustin.pdf
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"Fantasy Unchained is a blend of the science fiction and fantasy genres, set in a near future Seattle and a new virtual reality online game that feels completely real. The story follows Aislinn Graham in her search for the Songmasters of Sarn in the game after she receives a mysterious letter from her dead mother. As she struggles in her search, the lines between the worlds begin to blur as she realizes the characters in the game may be sentient, and they have agendas of their own. Fantasy...
Dates:
2022
First Fae: A Journey of Magic and Chains, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_payeur_jordan.pdf
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"This thesis consists of the first 120 pages of a full-length novel in the fantasy genre. It is written in third-person limited and follows the story of three female points-of-view. Each chapter follows a different perspective, capturing the journey of the three main characters. The first point-of-view is about Edra, a former slave determined to earn her freedom. The second follows Blythe, a wealthy woman fighting to hold onto her independence. The final point-of-view is Myrna, a young...
Dates:
2023
Forever and a Day, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021spring_axon_alexandra.pdf
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"Alex Lucent and her best friend Jade Collins never imagined they weren't human—even with Alex's history of punching out people twice her size. But on the last day of junior year, their worlds change—literally. After narrowly escaping a kidnapping, the girls are brought to L'Autre Monde, a world home to Magics: superior beings who can each perform a unique magical skill. They learn the world is at war, and they are destined to save it. Despite their disbelief, the best friends agree to train...
Dates:
2021
Forgive Me, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022spring_hamada.pdf
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"Forgive Me follows Hannah, a twenty-five-year-old woman whose biggest issue in life used to be her unrequited love for Al. Her life comes to a halt one day when she witnesses the brutal rape of his cousin, Mandy. The worst part is that the rapist is none other than Al's father. Threatened into silence, Hannah's fear overwhelms her, and she is rendered unable to act upon what she knows. She drowns into a spiral of depression and barely keeps afloat until one day she is forced to face the...
Dates:
2022
Grip, Squeeze, Grieve, Repeat, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_sam_tyreetta.pdf
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"My hometown, Donaldsonville, was deemed the worst city in Louisiana and the second worst city to live in America by an article published by 21wallst and BR Proud. The article was shared on social media and broadcasted news stations which further marginalized and stereotyped residents of Donaldsonville. Amidst the backdrop of the article, my novel, "Grip, Squeeze, Grieve, Repeat," unfolds through the lens of 15-year-old Montez Comeaux. Montez grapples with the fallout from the article,...
Dates:
2023
Hauntings, 2020
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Identifier: pf_2020fall_lane_stephanie.pdf
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"Maddie has always been haunted, literally. She can't remember a time when she didn't see the dead. After her sister, June, dies, Maddie returns home to mourn the loss with what little family she has left. Once she arrives, she starts to believe that June's death wasn't suicide or an accident. Her death almost mimics the way their mother died thirteen years previously. Back then, Maddie suspected her father, but now she's not sure who to suspect. The truth has always been an elusive thing...
Dates:
2020
Heart on the Ice, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_climer_tessa.pdf
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"Heart on the Ice is Book One in the Ballston Blackhearts tetralogy. This series follows a minor league hockey team based in Washington D.C. and each book will follow a different narrator on the team. There is a streamline focus on mental health throughout each plot—it is an intergyral piece in each story. Heart on the Ice follows Quinn Marley, who was recently traded to the Ballston Blackhearts after playing college hockey in Durham, North Carolina. Fresh out of college and new to the city,...
Dates:
2023
Hexerei, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022spring_patterson_jamie.pdf
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"Felix, the main character, is a warlock coming to terms with both the deaths of his ex-husband, Oliver Dade, and his friend and romantic interest, Jude Morgan. They were killed by infamous Black Faerie Queen Audelia after Oliver insults her. Jude, ever the hero, jumped in front of the blow that would have killed Felix. It is at this moment that a piece of Jude's soul is lodged in Felix's. Felix begins dreaming Jude's memories as vividly as if he were there. Felix is torn between keeping the...
Dates:
2022
Honeymoon Alone, 2019
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Identifier: pf_2019spring_diebold_nicole.pdf
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"Honeymoon Alone is a women's fiction manuscript told in the first person and present tense, through the lens of Lucy Gray. Lucy is a twenty-six-year-old school teacher who lives a comfortable and routine life. After a public humiliation – and some insight from a psychic – Lucy throws caution to the wind and decides to see what life could be like if she shook things up a little. She takes off for London on her sister's throwaway honeymoon and is inspired to take chances for the first time....
Dates:
2019
I am an Assasin [sic] Named Lazarus, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023spring_doolin_lily.pdf
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"'I am an Assassin Named Lazarus' is one killer's journey to survive. After waking up from a coma, Lazarus knows only two things: Her name, and that she's a notorious up-and-coming gun for hire. Even that information was given to her by "The Doc" and his cheery nurse, both of whom bear an ominous black cross on their clothes. As Lazarus puts back the pieces of her shattered memory, she's hunted by fellow assassin Raphael, who takes credit for the accident that left Lazarus with extensive...
Dates:
2023
I Think He Did It, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023spring_purtell_brigid.pdf
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"I Think He Did It is a cozy mystery set in a small town in the Adirondack Mountains. Walker, a Sheriff's Deputy in a small town, is trying to help his former fiancée, Vera, track down what may have happened to their best friend three years earlier. Walker is determined to do whatever he can to keep Vera safe in a town that has only just emerged from a major corruption scandal, while Vera is determined to cause as much chaos as she can until her friend is found, safety be damned." --...
Dates:
2023
In Her Shadow, 2020
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Identifier: pf_2020spring_porcaro_sara_jane.pdf
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"Presented in this thesis project is the first 101 pages of an original work of fiction, the first book of a tentative trilogy titled "In Her Shadow." The genre is high fantasy and decopunk, a style of fiction revolving around the aesthetics of the 1920s/30s era, and is currently 32,555 words in length, extending across a sizeable portion of the first book's overall story arc. This has been my focus project across my entire two years of study within Emerson's Popular Fiction and Publishing...
Dates:
2020
In Too Deep, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022fall_messer_kimberly.pdf
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"In Too Deep is a YA novel about Autumn and Lucas, two teenagers that discover the value of friendship and trust while navigating the ins and outs of high school drama, divorce, and grief. Autumn must learn to love herself without validation from others. Lucas is a teenage sea monster who must keep his identity secret while maneuvering through the guilt he feels over the loss of his brother." -- Abstract
Dates:
2022