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Showing 1 to 20 of 319 for “"creative writing thesis"”.
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A riotous black man from way down south: an historical novel, exegesis and response to examiners
This creative writing thesis is comprised of: a) a short exegesis describing and reflecting on the research, technical concerns and issues informing the writing of the novel b) A Riotous Black Man From Way Down South. This is an historical novel which comprises the first volume of a projected …
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Landfall: reading and writing Australia through climate change
This creative writing thesis begins with the premise that climate change poses critical outcomes for the Australian continent, and asks what the consequences of this are as the precariousness of Australia’s future in relation to climate change continues to gather pace. Comprising a novel (70%) and …
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A Collection of Misfits
<p>The following creative writing thesis, <em>A Collection of Misfits</em>, includes a critically informed introduction which places my works of fiction within the larger conversation of contemporary fiction. These short stories explore numerous ways in which characters fail to connect to the world …
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A MARRIAGE SEWN TOGETHER
<p><em>A Marriage Sewn Together </em>is a creative writing thesis in three parts. Forming the thesis is a collection of very short essays, <em>A Startling Passage</em>, a short story, “Perigee,” and a novella, <em>This Is Not Our Revolution</em>. The latter pieces are fictional and take place in …
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Third person narrator for reader engagement craft paper with Courtesan witches creative writing
This creative writing thesis has two parts. Part 1 is a 10-page craft paper, “Third Person Narrator Craft Techniques for Reader Engagement: Kresley Cole versus George R.R. Martin.” The craft paper analyzes third person close narratives and the effect of craft techniques on reader engagement. It …
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After the wall : a Berlin adventure
This creative writing thesis is a mystery novella set in Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall. As a "genre work," it relies heavily on setting and attempts to capture the Zeitgeist . The heroine, Rachel Hoffman, is a journalist who branches out into freelance detective work. In the grand …
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The different shades of liars: four chapters of literary fiction with craft essay
This creative writing thesis has two parts. Part one is a craft paper, examining the craft elements involved in writing about the passage of time in fiction narratives. The second part of this thesis is the prologue and first four chapters of a literary fiction novel. The story follows Virginia, a …
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Yonder
<p>The following creative writing thesis, <em>Yonder</em>, includes a critical introduction that considers the stories collected in the manuscript within the traditions of the literature of consciousness, micro fiction, and Jewish fiction. In the stories collected in <em>Yonder</em>, something is …
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Writing The see-through man: poetry and commentary
'Writing The See-Through Man: Poetry and Commentary' is a Creative Writing thesis in two parts. The first part is a collection of poems called The See-Through Man, written specifically for this project. It comprises thirty short poems (of approximately one page in length) and one long poem, '1969' …
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Lost in Menippea: the metabiography of Dambudzo Marechera
This creative writing thesis on Dambudzo Marechera divides into two parts: creative practice and critical commentary. In the creative practice, I dwell on the extraordinary life of Dambudzo Marechera, the late Zimbabwean writer, a life inseparable from Marechera’s equally remarkable fiction. This …
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The Oracle’s Dream
… and historical fiction lens. In this creative writing thesis, I will develop the first 81 pages of my novel. I apply Jungian concepts of the “shadow” and “anima/animus” with a double narrative plot that follows protagonists Nefeli, an Apollonian priestess in training turned hetaera; …
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House of Mirrors
[Partial Abstract} A mirror provides a reflection of the beholder. Not quite an exact replica, there is space and time between the original object and its reflection. Different mirrors produce different angles, lighting, tone, and mood. The mirror is a tool of reference and of introspection; of …
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Oasis
A novel.
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