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Missy, Issue 2 (2022), Grace Marion

Missy: LGBTQ+ Literary Magazine

Managing Editor: Grace Marion
Outreach Editor: Breyton Moran
Associate Editor: Shayla Drzycimski
Web Editor: Addison Ward
Faculty Advisor: Tyler Gillespie
Submissions Editor: Trey Herbert
Staff: Alana Freimanis, Sarah May, Camryn Mason, Angeline Morgan, Nadia Sumlar

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Writing And Linguistics News, Georgia Southern University

Writing & Linguistics News (2012-2022)

2022 Awards and Senior Reading Site is Live!

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From Donna To Diane: Analyzing And Imitating The Art And Craft Of Suspense Fiction, Jamie Henderson

Campus Research Month

Abstract:

This study explores the art and craft of suspense fiction by analyzing foreshadowing and characterization, tracing the influence and imitation of the genre, and finally, showing the imitation of the structure and craft of a short suspense story in an original work by the author. The conclusion of the research states that, though foreshadowing and characterization are vital to the creation of suspense fiction, the most helpful tool in learning the art and craft of suspense is imitation.

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The Crow Chaser, William Warren

Fiction MFA Theses

Fiction - A full novel manuscript. Lon has lost his voice and it isn’t coming back. Having recently survived throat cancer, any hopes Lon once had about a music career in Nashville have been buried under his medical debts. Forced to move back home to Rubyville, a small town in the mountains of Tennessee, Lon lives with his no-nonsense mom Mary, and has reconnected with his high school girlfriend Rose, whose work as a call-girl Lon has failed to accept. As he retreats and sabotages his relationships, Lon turns to a precocious and seemingly mystic flock of crows for company …

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