Author Archives: Liv

poetry attempt (week 5)

Posted on March 16, 2010

oh lying being shepherd of mindless shadows cast eyes over land and sea build tower…fall down?

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childhood (week 4 task)

Posted on March 3, 2010

My family moved around a lot when I was growing up. One of the places that we lived in that I remember well enough to talk about in any detail was Hillside, a little village in the North East of … Continue reading →

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Genres (tutorial task, week 4)

Posted on January 31, 2010

Within novel/novella/film/newspaper/poetry etc, there is: Romance, Horror, Comedy, Thriller, Adventure, Science-Fiction, Action, Biographical, and many more! I already defined Horror in a previous post. A few more: Science-Fiction: Often deals with the effects of real or imagined science on society (Steve … Continue reading →

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Horror (tutorial task, week 3)

Posted on January 31, 2010

Horror Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary says ‘horror’ = “A painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay.” Horror is “intended to scare, unsettle or horrify the reader.” (Steve Bennett, 2009)  It is normally concerned with the supernatural, although not all supernatural stories … Continue reading →

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