Alas for Non-Amrin: Writing High-Fantasy from a STEM background

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dc.contributor.authorDam, Savannah
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-07T21:11:55Z
dc.date.available2022-09-07T21:11:55Z
dc.date.copyright2022en_US
dc.date.issued2022-09-07
dc.description.abstractThis project examines the process of writing a high-fantasy novel from a STEM background. High-fantasy is a sub-genre of fantasy defined by the use of a completely alternate world from the main setting. The second draft of the novel, Alas, for Non-Amrin, was completed, with an in-depth analysis, and of editing, the first chapter, and creation, and editing, of a chapter-by-chapter outline. Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi, and The Brothers Lionheart, by Astrid Lindgren, were studied to provide a greater understanding of modern and historical fantasy fiction. Three other works (The Rhythm of War, by Brandon Sanderson, The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. Le Guin and The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemisin) were read for a broadening of literary knowledge. A greater appreciation of literature was cultivated, writing skills were further developed and significant progress was made toward the completion of Alas, for Non-Amrin as a whole. Approaching a fictional work from the background of STEM led to a leaning towards more rigid, logical plot structures, and hard-magic systems.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelUndergraduateen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipValerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Awards (VKURA)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/14199
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectwriting
dc.subjectart
dc.subjectcrossover
dc.subjectliterature
dc.subjectediting
dc.subjectfantasy
dc.subjecthigh-fantasy
dc.subjectfiction
dc.subjectnovel
dc.subjectbook
dc.subjectbooks
dc.subjectfine arts
dc.subjectmagic
dc.subjectfictional worlds
dc.subjectauthor
dc.subjectclassics
dc.subjectSTEM background
dc.subjectbook recommendations
dc.subjectwriting process
dc.subjectepic fantasy
dc.subjectnovella
dc.subjectValerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Awards (VKURA)
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Physics and Astronomy
dc.titleAlas for Non-Amrin: Writing High-Fantasy from a STEM backgrounden_US
dc.typePosteren_US

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