1. What is the most important factor for successful zombie fiction?
2. An important factor for successful zombie fiction would be conflict whether it be between people, people and themselves, people and zombies, or people and their environment.
3. Three examples to help justify this answer would be that conflict helps drive the story. In a typical storyline this appears as: set up, story builds, climax, the final outcome. Michael Crichton's novel Disclosure happens to be a great example of the continuous use of one conflict right after another. In some cases in Crichton's work, one climax follows the other fast and sudden, leaving the reader breathless and wanting to read more.
The Walking Dead series also provides another example of multiple layers of conflict being used well and done so realistically and naturally that we do not notice them. Lori and Shane have a conflict in that Shane is in love with her. Rick and Shane have a conflict in which Shane wants to do anything it takes to survive while Rick wants to do the right thing to have something to live for, even if it risks survival. The best conflicts are between real people who simply want different things.
4. The source that helped me prove that this answer is justified was Craig DiLouie's article: Writing the Zombie Novel.
5. I plan to study the cultural anxieties of our time as of right now in order to come up with the base of a possible zombie story. By studying our cultural anxieties, I could try to figure out some metaphors that I could use to represent them within my story. I could also use the conflict technique that I had stated above to add onto my plan.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
February 26, 2013
I have currently been contacting various radio stations in order to pitch interviews with the Zombie Research Society for May which is also known as Zombie Awareness Month. I have also been updating the Zombie Research Society webpage and blog with current zombie news and other fascinating articles and entries. It has been tedious but very beneficial for me to contact these radio stations. It takes quite a while for the hosts to come through, but eventually they do contact me back and schedule an interview with the Zombie Research Society. As of now Arianna Nichols host of the 106.9 The Eagle will be interviewing us soon which is really good news for us.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions
1. What main aspect makes zombie culture popular in today's society?
2. What is the most important factor for successful zombie fiction?
3. In your opinion, what does a zombie signify?
4. Which film do you believe best represents the zombie genre overall? Why?
5. What central message do you believe most zombie films send?
6. Out of all the zombie fiction you have read, which one is your favorite? Why?
7. In your opinion, what makes zombie fiction amazing?
8. What inspired you to write zombie fiction?
9. Do you believe that there is one special ingredient as to what makes a zombie story good?
10. What are the different types of metaphors you've heard of within zombie fiction?
11. Which metaphor do you think worked the best?
12. Do the characters matter in zombie fiction?
13. Which other genre would you compare zombie fiction to?
14. Are there any difficulties in writing stories about zombies?
15. Do you have any advice to give to someone like myself who would want to write a zombie novel?
16. What makes you want to read a zombie novel or watch a zombie film?
17. Which zombie film do you think is the worst? Why?
18. How can a writer make their zombie fiction not the same as all of the others?
19. Are there any works of zombie fiction that you recommend I read?
20. What do you personally like about the zombie genre? Do you prefer zombies rather than any other monster?
2. What is the most important factor for successful zombie fiction?
3. In your opinion, what does a zombie signify?
4. Which film do you believe best represents the zombie genre overall? Why?
5. What central message do you believe most zombie films send?
6. Out of all the zombie fiction you have read, which one is your favorite? Why?
7. In your opinion, what makes zombie fiction amazing?
8. What inspired you to write zombie fiction?
9. Do you believe that there is one special ingredient as to what makes a zombie story good?
10. What are the different types of metaphors you've heard of within zombie fiction?
11. Which metaphor do you think worked the best?
12. Do the characters matter in zombie fiction?
13. Which other genre would you compare zombie fiction to?
14. Are there any difficulties in writing stories about zombies?
15. Do you have any advice to give to someone like myself who would want to write a zombie novel?
16. What makes you want to read a zombie novel or watch a zombie film?
17. Which zombie film do you think is the worst? Why?
18. How can a writer make their zombie fiction not the same as all of the others?
19. Are there any works of zombie fiction that you recommend I read?
20. What do you personally like about the zombie genre? Do you prefer zombies rather than any other monster?
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Blog 16: 2 Hour Meeting Answer #2
1. What is the most important factor for successful zombie fiction?
2. Another important factor for successful zombie fiction would be its characters.
3. The readers have to relate to at least one character in order to empathize with them and actually become interested in the story. For example, if someone feels the same way as a character does within a story, there is a strong chance that they will enjoy the story since it will make them feel as if they're the ones in trouble. This also helps make the story more realistic. Along with developing a relationship with one of the characters, if the story is driven with conflict happening right after another, it will force the character to go through a change. This would allow the readers to experience a variety of emotions which will help them want to read on further. The characters could also be used to represent something based on their actions and characteristics sort of like the Wizard of Oz.
4. The source(s) that have helped me prove this answer is justified are the articles "Humans in the Foreground: 11 Writers on Writing Zombie Fiction", "Writing the Zombie Novel", and "Zombies can bring your fiction back to life."
5. I plan to continue my study of answer 2 by researching far more on it and taking a class that allows me to practice writing zombie fiction. I also plan on reading the best selling zombie novels to take note of what their characters are like in order to compare them to see what the basic characteristics are for successful zombie fiction.
2. Another important factor for successful zombie fiction would be its characters.
3. The readers have to relate to at least one character in order to empathize with them and actually become interested in the story. For example, if someone feels the same way as a character does within a story, there is a strong chance that they will enjoy the story since it will make them feel as if they're the ones in trouble. This also helps make the story more realistic. Along with developing a relationship with one of the characters, if the story is driven with conflict happening right after another, it will force the character to go through a change. This would allow the readers to experience a variety of emotions which will help them want to read on further. The characters could also be used to represent something based on their actions and characteristics sort of like the Wizard of Oz.
4. The source(s) that have helped me prove this answer is justified are the articles "Humans in the Foreground: 11 Writers on Writing Zombie Fiction", "Writing the Zombie Novel", and "Zombies can bring your fiction back to life."
5. I plan to continue my study of answer 2 by researching far more on it and taking a class that allows me to practice writing zombie fiction. I also plan on reading the best selling zombie novels to take note of what their characters are like in order to compare them to see what the basic characteristics are for successful zombie fiction.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Plan Approval
(1) For my second independent component, I plan on taking a literature or reading class up at Cal Poly.
(2) I plan to meet the 30 hours of work by attending each class and writing what I had learned each day in that class.
(3) This would relate to my working EQ by helping me figure out more factors that create successful fiction.
(2) I plan to meet the 30 hours of work by attending each class and writing what I had learned each day in that class.
(3) This would relate to my working EQ by helping me figure out more factors that create successful fiction.
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