Introduction to magic & thaumaturgy

This thesis consists of six pieces of short speculative fiction, along with a short craft essay titled, “Affect and Interiority: Tools of Characterization in Speculative Fiction.” The short stories are rooted within an individual character’s encounter with the spectacular, specifically focusing on how individualized characterization drives the plot forward. The stories range from a young girl coughing up a star, to a young man’s heart exploding in the middle of a Narcotics Anonymous meeting. The six stories of this collection demonstrate the power of character interiority and affect, honing in on their ability to create the peculiar tones expected of speculative fiction. The craft paper focuses on this method of characterization as a craft tool within character-driven speculative fiction, analyzing how a character’s interiority and affect can be utilized within the narrative. When effectively implemented, these character elements enhance the surreal narratives within the collection, driving their developing plots forward.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Year dc:date.available

2029

Author dc:creator

• Ford, Lillian C

Contributors dc:contributor

• Einstein, Sarah
• Baker, Sybil; Jordan, Joseph P., 1976-
• College of Arts and Sciences

• Appalachian Region--Fiction
• Characters and characteristics in literature
• Fantasy literature, American
• Horror tales, American
• Speculative fiction, American

Licence

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English, eng

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/1078

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-2246