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Untitled Novel On Indoctrination And Mentorship, Jacquelyn Ferris
Untitled Novel On Indoctrination And Mentorship, Jacquelyn Ferris
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
A young man is alone in the company of his people. He searches and finds council from a stranger in a long red coat and his own search for a beaten rabbit; a deserter to his distant cause.
This is the first chapter to that much larger work in progress. We see our main character in a more peaceful headspace than what will soon come to him.
Dust, Asher Didier
Dust, Asher Didier
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
Dust is a dystopian novel centered on the effects of inaction in our combat with climate change. Set in the future (around the year 2150), the world is a much different place. The Earth has turned into a hot and overused world which is devoid of most of the plants and animals that exist today. Desertification has occurred on much of the Earth and sand and dust have become prominent in place of grasslands and forests. One of the common motifs of the book is, as the title suggests, this dust. Dust is looked at in many different ways throughout …
The Author's Gauntlets: The Writing, Editing, And Publishing Process Of A Novel, Robert Clifton
The Author's Gauntlets: The Writing, Editing, And Publishing Process Of A Novel, Robert Clifton
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
This project details the actions I took in writing my first novel, editing it, and starting the pre-publication process for it. It describes everything from the origins of my idea for the novel all the way to where I am now (June 2022), at my second editing pass and having written the first draft of my query letter for an agent. My premise is that people often assume that authors just write a book and that's it, but there's actually a lot more steps in editing and publishing they have to take before their book is released to the world. …
King Of Swords, Hannah Kimble
King Of Swords, Hannah Kimble
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
King of Swords follows five teenage friends on the precipice of beginning their adult lives who find themselves transported to a fantasy world inhabited by orcs and dinosaurs. Each major character reacts differently to this world, making their own allies and enemies, and come into conflict with one another, engaging in combat with magic swords and gay subtext. Some of them want to return to Earth, while others seek to find a place in this new world. In the end, they mature, learning to talk through their differences like functional adults, and accept the responsibilities that come with that.
The Exiled Prophet (Novel Excerpt), Anna Russon
The Exiled Prophet (Novel Excerpt), Anna Russon
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
The heirs of opposing warlords are prophesied to destroy each other—but they determine instead to fight as allies against their fates. (A four-chapter excerpt from the fantasy novel The Exiled Prophet, introducing key characters, concepts, and plot structure.)
Fog Town: Exploring The Novel-Writing Process, Spencer De Vries
Fog Town: Exploring The Novel-Writing Process, Spencer De Vries
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
This project consisted of drafting a portion of a novel and working closely with an advisor to revise and polish two chapters, as well as creating a synopsis. The novel is about F.O., a reporter from Chicago who goes to stay with her mom when her father dies in a shipwreck. Once there, she starts noticing some inconsistencies around his death, as well as hearing about some other strange disappearances. Slowly, she is drawn into the mystery that connects them all. The attached portion is the presentation that reflected on the process, including a small sample of the revised chapter …
Tidelocked, Will Rasmussen
Tidelocked, Will Rasmussen
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
A sci-fi novella about a hostile world and the edge of humanity.
The Reason: A Young Adult Novel Exploring Efficiency And Artificial Intelligence, Kira Stussy
The Reason: A Young Adult Novel Exploring Efficiency And Artificial Intelligence, Kira Stussy
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
The project presented was a novel written over the course of a year. It is a young adult science fiction book that takes place in a future ruled by an AI that separates everything (even people) into efficient and inefficient. The actual novel discussed in this presentation is in the process of being queried to agents for publication. Therefore, the actual content of the novel is not included. Instead, provided is the process and next steps for the book to give a general idea of the thought and work that went into this project and what hopefully awaits it in …