Emerson thesis -- Popular fiction writing and publishing
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Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 121 Collections and/or Records:
T-Shirt in Winter, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_cushing_christie.pdf
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"T-Shirt in Winter, a mystery and suspense novel written in screenplay format, tells the story of a stranger who enters a small southern town centered around a cemetery. A literary blend of southern gothic and film noir, the book examines identity, individuality, authority, and oppression, while probing society’s propensity for snap judgements and stereotyping." -- Abstract
Dates:
2023
Taming Flesh, 2020
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Identifier: pf_2020fall_hamilton_michael.pdf
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"This thesis project is an excerpt from the novel in progress "Taming Flesh". With a blend of horror, paranormal, and fantasy genres, the goal of this novel is to provide an entertaining commentary on gender roles and toxic masculinity. In an alternate 1920s America, beef has been banned and is considered holy. It's also believed to be the source of monstrous transfigurations only experienced by men. Despite abstinence from beef, Hedon has developed a set of horns and his skin has turned...
Dates:
2020
Thank You for Applying, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022spring_grafton_kristen.pdf
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"High school graduation is fast approaching for senior Marjorie "Jorie" Jorie Haywood, and she's overwhelmed by everything: AP exams, prom committees, musical rehearsals, and her part-time job. food service shifts. Most importantly of all of this are the college applications. Jorie is sethas her heart set on attending the University of Florida, —in her mind, it's a given and always has been—so when UF waitlists her, she spirals, desperately searches desperately searching for a way to impress...
Dates:
2022
The Angel of Death, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021spring_shriver_madeline.pdf
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"Elizabeth Cox's entire life has been spent in the shadow of her twin sister, Katie. Her mother constantly punishes and abuses Elizabeth for any slight that she may have caused while her father does nothing to stop her. Though Katie is preferred over Elizabeth, the twins share a bond that is unbreakable. But then the unthinkable happens, Katie is found murdered in her apartment. Elizabeth is still coming to terms with her twin sister's murder when an injustice has occurred. Her sister's...
Dates:
2021
The Art of Screaming Internally, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021spring_rando_kristen.pdf
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"Bowie Robbins doesn't know much. But what she does know is designing clothes, her twin sister, Presley, her melodramatic mom and her boyfriend, Owen. That is, until Owen is caught cheating on her in front of the whole school. Reeling from the breakup, Bowie suddenly finds herself with lots of free time just as the theater workshop finds themselves without a costume mistress. With a nudge from her sister, Bowie takes on the role and discovers that she's capable of a lot more than she ever...
Dates:
2021
The Burning Sands, 2020
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Identifier: pf_2020fall_firestine_marisa.pdf
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"The Burning Sands' features two distinct races locked in a simmering, centuries-long conflict. Spara is a half-wind, the offspring of those two races: the human-like dathrals and the subha, a race of wind-wielding, genderless people. Raised among the subha but too dathral bodied to truly belong, Spara lives isolated and alienated. Shi dedicates xyr life to serving Kingship, the ruler of xyr land, in hopes of earning a place within subha society. Yet obedience to Kingship leads to harm for...
Dates:
2020
The Cartographer's Apprentice, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021spring_smith_alanna.pdf
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"On the eve of her engagement party, Veralyn LaStrauss, apprentice to master cartographer Richard Grayson, discovers her mentor has been kidnapped. His half-brother Matthias is the primary suspect. Named in the ransom note, Veralyn is tasked with finding a mysterious map called the Tagon Map to exchange for Master Grayson's return. During her search, she discovers a note from Master Grayson warning that dangerous magic—tied to the crystal containing the map—has infected her home city of Port...
Dates:
2021
The Contact, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022fall_reynolds_erin.pdf
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"The Contact is a maritime horror novella that explores the inescapability of death and regret. Haunted by the shame of dodging the Vietnam War draft, Hicks flees to a life at sea. Onboard an illicit vessel in the Pacific Northwest region, he spots a mysterious light none of the other crewmen can see. As the light grows closer, the crimes conducted by the captain and his crew become more heinous. The novella weaves together Hicks' reflections of his past with the present-day transgressions...
Dates:
2022
The Curse of the Unknown Neighborhood, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021spring_buckler_joe.pdf
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"After the death of her father, a fistfight at school, and a newly fractured relationship with her mother, twelve-year old Alex Shelley has moved to the Unknown Neighborhood looking for a fresh start. Along with her sarcastic little brother, Gage, Alex soon meets Thurston, the neighborhood's self-proclaimed Boy Adventurer! who has a theory that their reclusive neighbor, Mr. Masuka, is actually a bloodthirsty werewolf responsible for a recent outbreak of missing pets. But what Alex and the...
Dates:
2021
The dark side of morning, 2018
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Identifier: cw_2018spring_lavoie_macey.pdf
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"Robin Sientas hopes to start college at Hammelynn University on her own terms and finally step out of her cousin Paloma’s shadow. But when Paloma goes missing and Robin receives gifts from the kidnapper she is thrust into a hunt to find the culprit before time runs out and a second victim is chosen. The case will lead her into the heart of the mysterious woods surrounding the school and a legend that dates back hundreds of years. For in a school that carries iron in their back pockets and a...
Dates:
2018
The Divining, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022fall_butler_sean.pdf
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"It's 1991 and Melinda's having a hell of a year. Her husband's been murdered, and she's about to find out she's descended from space-aliens. Looking for a place to get her feet under her, she and her son Ben move to Danville, Texas and the house she inherited from her uncle, but the charming country veneer of the place hides many secrets. She doesn't know that an alien entity was marooned there when its ship crashed in the 1800s, and her family and other residents are descendants of alien...
Dates:
2022
The DragonFyre Chronicles: Striking Flame, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022spring_rivera_benjamin.pdf
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"Striking Flame is a debut fantasy novel, focusing on the conflict between two dragon brothers. The work is an examination of race relations through a dragon's perspective in an alternate version of our world. Barrios, the main protagonist, believes that peace between dragons and humans is possible, where his older brother Brontaren views them with distrust and growing hostility. Barrios seeks to bring Brontaren to his view, though problems old and new may thwart his success. In addition to...
Dates:
2022
The Emrys School of Art, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_wong_jennifer.pdf
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"As a senior at Morgan University, Grace Huang often feels more comfortable with the paintings than with her classmates. When she sneaks into a party thrown by the distinguished Emrys School of Art, she finds a grisly tableau: a portrait that screams while its subject is bleeding to death. When Grace is invited to join the Emrys School of Art, she can’t refuse. She finds a place to belong with fellow students and artists. As Grace digs into the Emrys School, she uncovers the secrets of magic...
Dates:
2023
The Gates of Horn, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_laughlin_sophia.pdf
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"The Gates of Horn is an Adult Fantasy novel complete at 128,000 words. Death has smothered the Lucan Empire. While Sisenna, daughter of the emperor, mourns the death of her youngest brother, Sisenna's power-hungry uncle sends assassins to kill her parents—and very nearly Sisenna herself. Ousted from her seat of power, Sisenna is tossed into the streets with nothing but her loyal bodyguard and her own wits to protect her. Thirsting for vengeance, she sneaks out of Luca and across the...
Dates:
2023
The Getaway, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_rosselli_natalie.pdf
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"The night of her father’s funeral, Josie Parker finds her father's old journal, gets drunk on the floor of what used to be his painting studio, and books a trip to France. On her first night, she meets the British expat who’s as gorgeous as he is mysterious. After thinking he gave her a disconnected number, they meet by chance in a café and begin their doomed flirtation. Josie climbs up to the monastery in the mountains and tries to call her mom, only to end up experiencing her first real...
Dates:
2023
The Gulch, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022spring_sztobryn_alicia.pdf
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"This thesis contains a synopsis and the first 13 chapters of The Gulch, a YA dystopian novel set in a future society where displays of emotion are deemed dangerous and punishable, an attempt to stem the depression and suicide that run rampant. The protagonist, 18-year-old Simon, struggles to contain his emotions and garners attention from the Minister, the strict leader of his city. Simon watches those closest to him buckle under the pressures of the city, and his mental health...
Dates:
2022
The jungle of fortune, 2018
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Identifier: cw_2018spring_urias_elizabeth.pdf
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"The story of the Del Llueve family. Living in a lush jungle set just outside of time, the peace and harmony of the village is disrupted by the arrival of the Coronel and his army of soldiers. When the Coronel decides to establish law and order in the jungle, secrets are revealed. As more and more of the Del Llueves fall victim to the Coronel, the family must band together to survive." --Abstract.
Dates:
2018
The Mistress, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021fall_bjerke_megan.pdf
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"The Mistress is the first installment of a young adult dark fantasy duology and follows twenty three-year-old Tayven as he finds himself abducted and imprisoned in Rivaena Castle, a place of legend and death. Chosen as an Offering for the Mistress, a woman cursed by the god of Death, Tayven's soul is destined to be ripped from him and ferried to the Underworld as punishment for a centuries long feud between the Mistress and the god. Desperate to escape with his life, Tayven fights, but...
Dates:
2021
The Oncoming Storm, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023spring_vantangoli_elizabeth.pdf
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"The Oncoming Storm is a young adult high fantasy novel about Eiowing – a girl who is perfectly content to live the life she has – whose safe world is shaken by rumors of a long buried evil which has returned. A quest is called to investigate and secretly find the one item that may vanquish the evil: a lost magickal sword. Representatives from the different provinces of Ithiel are assigned to the quest, including her brother Darion. When she secretly hears of a potential trap set for the...
Dates:
2023
The Prestige of Power, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021spring_cormier_jason.pdf
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"There is no destiny, no fated hero prophesized to save the world of Sobrius from the tyrant, Geirdaan. But there are legends of those who sacrificed everything to unite the people and free the lands. The Prestige of Power is the first of four planned books in an epic fantasy series that takes readers across the world of Sobrius and explores the unique races, creatures, and cultures that call it home. It follows three key protagonists with a rotating point-of-view: A Magi male with...
Dates:
2021