janefendy
Apprentice of Shadows
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Aug 20, 2009 23:08:17 GMT -5
Post by janefendy on Aug 20, 2009 23:08:17 GMT -5
I'm gonna work on a quite YA novel. The plot tells about 18 years old boy who's also a necromancer. Is necromancy a part of gothic? There will be the evils too, of course. Thanks!
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Aug 21, 2009 15:15:10 GMT -5
Post by knowlegemaster on Aug 21, 2009 15:15:10 GMT -5
I don't know; this is my first year. I wouldn't think so, but it is definitely a part of dark fantasy. My original idea got swallowed by a bigger, more lit-ficcy plot bunny, so . . . I have no idea how it's supposed to work. But mine will still have dark, gothic elements. Creepy statues, a rock formation called the Castle, and lots of cats. Plus the memories that haunt one of my characters. *shivers* Should be fun!
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Aug 22, 2009 1:24:09 GMT -5
Post by Belladonna on Aug 22, 2009 1:24:09 GMT -5
Hi janefrendy, hi knowledgemaster. You can check out the Genres board to get some ideas, but I think necromancy definitely fits into the dark fantasy sub-genre. There are a few articles on the web about what makes gothic novels gothic, and I've included a few links for you to look at if you're interested, although they mainly apply to anyone writing in the Real Gothic Literature category. www.virtualsalt.com/gothic.htmcai.ucdavis.edu/waters-sites/gothicnovel/155breport.htmlwritinghood.com/style/how-to/what-makes-an-effective-gothic-horror-story/www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/features/essays/issue8/GothicNovelFrom www.bsin.k12.nm.us/Schools/BHS/Library/Resources/Homework/literary_terms/index.html# Gothic novel: A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terror pervades the action. The setting is often a dark, mysterious castle or mansion, where ghosts and sinister humans may roam. Examples include Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca. Gothic elements include these: Ancient prophecy, especially mysterious, obscure, or hard to understand # Mystery and suspense # High emotion, sentimentalism, but also anger, surprise, and especially terror # Supernatural events (a giant, a sighing portrait, ghosts or a presence, a skeleton) # Omens, portents, dreams, visions # Fainting, frightened, screaming women # Women threatened by powerful, impetuous male # Setting in a castle, especially with secret passages # The metonymy of gloom and horror (wind, rain, doors grating on rusty hinges, howls in the distance, footsteps approaching, lights in abandoned rooms, gusts of wind blowing out lights, characters trapped or imprisoned) # The vocabulary of the gothic (apparition, devil, ghost, haunted, terror, fright) All the best with your plots!
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janefendy
Apprentice of Shadows
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Aug 23, 2009 5:23:31 GMT -5
Post by janefendy on Aug 23, 2009 5:23:31 GMT -5
Thanks a lot for the answers @knowledgemaster and Belladonna! I'll do the plot, think it's enough gothic. Lol.
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Sept 4, 2009 7:39:27 GMT -5
Post by misaditas on Sept 4, 2009 7:39:27 GMT -5
I'm being insane and writing gothic sci fi. I don't even know if that exists, but I'm still writing it.
Just as soon as the Muse gives me an idea, anyway.
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Sept 5, 2009 17:21:28 GMT -5
Post by pseudonym on Sept 5, 2009 17:21:28 GMT -5
Gothic Sci-Fi sounds really cool misaditas *is a total sci-fi geek* I'm a big fan of mixing my genres around a bit, so I'm aiming for a Post-Apocalyptic Gothic Dark Comedy with a side order of Horror.
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