Y'all. The second reader for my masters capstone project just signed off. I'M OFFICIALLY GRADUATING! I don't think I could be any happier if I tried. WEEEEE!

#academic #masters #WritingCommunity #RecreationalFear

I can barely believe it, but my first reader has also basically signed off on the analytical piece of my masters capstone--both readers have asked for only very, very minor additional edits. Now I just have to get through the final revisions of the last six short stories, and that'll be it. Case closed. Masters (almost) acquired. I'm feeling fairly surreal about it right now.

#Academia #RecreationalFear #Horror

It feels like a good time for an updated #introduction post--I'm a university #writer by day & (mostly) #HorrorWriter (www.nicolewolverton.com) by night. My #YAHorror novel is coming in summer 2024 (#AMisfortuneOfLakeMonsters, CamCat Books).

I'm a #masters candidate, graduating spring '23 w/ an #Academic interest in #RecreationalFear #Horror.

I #DragonBoat, #Travel, & am an elected #Elections official. I eat a lot of #cheese, #chocolate, & #sriracha, & I read a lot of #books.

Okay, just over halfway through the revision of the analytical portion of my #MastersCapstone. The next section or two will be the densest to revise, I think, so tomorrow will be revisions in my home office rather than down here on the livingroom couch. Sometimes you need a couple of screens and some dedicated quiet, you know? I'm convinced I can have the analytical revision done by the time I go back to work next Tuesday.

#Academic #RecreationalFear #Horror #PandemicResilience #Gender

Did a little bit of work on my #MastersCapstone project today, which is now--including both the analytical and creative components--179 pages. I pity the folks who are going to have to read this in order to let me graduate. I mean, it's all interesting stuff about the #Horror genre, #gender, and #RecreationalFear as a method of coping with #COVID19 (including my own experience as a #HorrorFan & #Writer), but it's really... detailed. And I could probably easily add another 20 pages.

Not quite sure when this librarian loan is due, but it's gotta be soon... so, this is today's reading ahead of my masters capstone revision period.

#Academia
#Folklore
#RecreationalFear
#Horror

I rank quite high on the #MorbidCuriosityIndex -- I took the test as part of my #masters capstone. #Horror #writers and horror fans mostly likely all rank highly, I would imagine.

#RecreationalFear

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25634134-600-dare-you-enter-the-dark-and-disturbing-world-of-morbid-curiosity/

@nicolewolverton By #RecreationalFear, I'm guessing you're talking about fear in fiction writing? My brand of #RecreationalFear is adrenaline sports - climbing, surfing, skiing etc..... I like the concept of Rec Fear though 😉

Since I just migrated servers to something a bit less enormous, here's my #introduction for the new instance -- I'm a #university #writer by day, a (mostly) #HorrorWriter by night (www.nicolewolverton.com), getting a #LiberalArts #masters in #CreativeWriting in my ample spare time. #Academic interest in #RecreationalFear #Gender #Witchcraft #Gothic #Horror

I'm a #DragonBoat paddler and steersperson & an elected #Election official.

Interests: #knitting #Tea #travel #cooking #baking #politics