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Titill: 
  • Drafting a New Tomorrow On Creating Star of Darkness and the Writing Process
Námsstig: 
  • Meistara
Leiðbeinandi: 
Útdráttur: 
  • Útdráttur er á ensku

    This thesis is divided into two parts. The first one is the novel Star of Darkness which is a science fiction novel and the second part, the exposition, explores the writing process of Star of Darkness. The story in Star of Darkness centres on a space expedition going towards one of the last unexplored planets in the universe. The crew will be pitted up against a harsh environment and an ancient terror that threatens all life in the galaxy. The world in Star of Darkness has other elements in it than just an ancient terror. Elements of religion and science are in the background of the story and have shaped the characters and their society in the story. Both science and theology are combined to create a space-exploring society that places great emphasis on explorers and saints. Saints are one of the major foci in the story and the question whether they are chosen by a higher being or are moulded by their trauma and experience is raised and answered. The exposition part investigates the creative process of creating a science fiction story and some of the pitfalls an author can fall into and how to prevent them. The author will also discuss the evolution of the story and how the characters change draft after draft. Marquito will be examined and the process of how he grew from being a secondary character to becoming the protagonist of the story and what adjustments had to be made to facilitate that change will be detailed. Brandon Sanderson’s lectures on worldbuilding helped the author craft a world and to keep the novel neat and trimmed. Sanderson’s laws are detailed and shown how they were implemented in the crafting of the story. The question of what a successful story is will be brought up and answered with notes from Murakami and his thoughts on the subject matter.

Samþykkt: 
  • 9.9.2022
URI: 
  • http://hdl.handle.net/1946/42794


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