Date of Award
2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Creative Writing
First Advisor
Daryl Brown
Second Advisor
Jason McCall
Third Advisor
Jason Price
Abstract
When I began writing my thesis project, it was difficult to figure out which stories I had written during my time at UNA would fit. Before, during, and even between semesters, I wrote several stories that might have been good selections, but as they weren’t school assignments, I couldn’t include them. However, making my project has allowed me to go back to three stories and not only revise but improve on what I had written. Something else that I’ve noticed in my project is how diverse the genres of my stories have been. For example, in two stories I focus on supernatural events, whereas the other story included in the project is a crime fiction narrative. This has allowed me to branch out in terms of genres. While speculative fiction (sci-fi, horror, fantasy) are usually my preferred writing genres, the third story featured in this essay is more grounded in the real world, something I’m not used to writing about. In that sense, this program has given me the opportunity to expand my creative boundaries, and as a result, helped to improve my writing.
Recommended Citation
Golden, Cooper, "A Portfolio in Creative Writing" (2024). Theses. 3.
https://roar.una.edu/theses/3
