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Vampire Terminology
A list of words and concepts related to vampires. First, what do we mean by ‘vampire’?
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Centred Text With Border Art In Book Cover Graphic Design
This collection is a specific type of book cover border: The border itself is a work of art. This border art frames the central text.
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Disgust
Why would a storyteller or artist want to elicit disgust in their work? And if they want to do it, how do they typically do it?
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Strawberry Spring by Stephen King Short Story Analysis
“Strawberry Spring” is a short “Jack the Ripper” story by American writer Stephen King. But rather than Jack the Ripper, King utilises Victorian folklore around a figure known as Springheel Jack.
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The Raft by Stephen King Short Story Analysis
The Raft (1982) is a short story by Stephen King, a modern example of cosmic horror about the dangerous desires of youth.
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Tips For Writing Page-turners
We know a page-turner when we find it. But how to write one? And do all stories need to be page-turners? What are we really talking about when we use this word?
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Recoloured Images On Book Cover Design
Recoloured images can defamiliarise the real world and encourage viewers to see their own familiar worlds afresh.
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Book Cover Design With A Large Central Graphic
This book cover design layout is very common and does not call attention to itself. Still, I’ve collected a number of these covers for a compare and contrast.
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Diary of a Goth Girl
Allegra Joy lives in regional Australia, where suitably Goth boyfriend material is sorely lacking. One day she meets a mysterious stranger.
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The Brain In The Jar by Hammerstrom and Searight Short Story Analysis
“The Brain In The Jar” is a short story by Norman Elwood Hammerstrom (c. 1900-1970) and R.F. Searight (c. 1902-1975).
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Hatred of Teen Girls In Pop Culture
The culture, as as whole, despises teenage girls. Let’s take a look at the evidence in pop culture and storytelling.
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Urban Legend Analysis: The Babysitter
The urban legend about the babysitter goes like this: Teenage girl is babysitting one night when she gets a menacing call. When she calls authorities, she is told that the call is coming from inside the house.
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The Meaning of “Urban Legend”
An urban legend is typically told as a true story. These stories are not true at all, but often have a factual basis. They may begin with a real incident, but they may entirely fictional. They share similarities with tall stories.
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Make a Parody 1980s Sweet Valley High Book Cover With Stable Diffusion
Let’s make some spoof paperback book covers! Today, Sweet Valley High and the middle grade spin-off, Sweet Valley Twins.
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Shrek! Picture Book by William Steig Analysis
Before Shrek was a DreamWorks movie franchise it was a 1990 picture book by American author-illustrator William Steig. Below, I analyse the picture book and along that way, I collected a bunch of Shrek facts you never asked for.