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Thursday Thirteen!

Posted by Leslie on October 31st, 2007 | 5 Comments

{Edition II}


Thirteen Things about WHY LESLIE LOVES WRITING GOTHICS!

1. The heroes are mysterious and brooding.
2. The heroines (in modern versions) are fiesty and resilient.
3. The settings are often spooky mansions and act as a character to the story.
4. There are often paranormal events, or at least the reader thinks there are.
5. The reader doesn’t know if the hero is a good or bad guy until the very end.
6. Sounds and visions aren’t often what they seem.
7. The Phantom of the Opera
8. The weather can play into the storyline like a secondary character.
9. There can be cool stuff like gargoyles and ravens.
10. It’s one of the few subgenres where First Person really works well.
11. Jennifer St. Giles
12. The tone is dark, mystical, and often has a sexual undercurrent.
13. My own gothic is currently under consideration at three publishing houses!!


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“Comments”

Raggedy 31/10/07 - 11:50 pm

Terrific Thursday Thirteen!
My TT is posted.
Have a wonderful day!
Happy TT’ing!
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Raggedy

Nicholas 01/11/07 - 2:01 am

I’ve never read one, so didn’t know there were so many elements to them. Good luck with the publishers!

Lisa 01/11/07 - 9:25 am

I’m surprised Phantom wasn’t on that list more than once.

You’re going to want to check out my #13. ;)

marcia v 01/11/07 - 1:35 pm

happy TT Sounds like you enjoy that time like Wuthering Heights?

Leslie 01/11/07 - 3:51 pm

Yes, Marcia, in fact, Wuthering Heights was my first look into the Gothic genre and it’s what got me hooked. I still go back and read it sometimes.

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