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The Robyn Schneider formula
I've only read two books by Robyn Schneider, but I'm already sensing a formula!
The Sarah Dessen formula(s)
I love Sarah Dessen. She has a lovely variation of the girl-meets-boy, classic teen romance storyline that always keeps me coming back for more. I haven't read her newest book, The Moon and More, yet... but I'm sure it will fit this formula! Sarah Dessen Summer Romance Formula Summer Vacation... That Summer, Keeping the Moon, This … Continue reading The Sarah Dessen formula(s)
V.C. Andrews: The Formula!
So there is, literally, a V.C. Andrews formula. We all know V.C. Andrews is dead, right? The family estate hired a ghostwriter to continue her legacy (of torrid novels about incest) and I'm pretty sure he (Andrew Neiderman) works off a formula. Or did. I stopped reading V.C. Andrews novels after the Hudson series... or, … Continue reading V.C. Andrews: The Formula!
horror movie tropes and what they say about us
If you've seen as many horror movies as I have, you've probably noticed that there are only a few different plots. I came up with 7... can you think of any others? 1. Isolation You head out for a camping trip. There's no cell reception out here, and of course your car breaks down. You … Continue reading horror movie tropes and what they say about us
the Possession Story formula
This week I am examining the common formula for a story about demon possession, using the following 5 movies: Start with a young woman, just hitting puberty. The Exorcist: Regan is a 12-year-old girl The Exorcism of Emily Rose: Emily is college-aged young woman The Last Exorcism: Nell is a teenage girl The Possession: … Continue reading the Possession Story formula
The Dystopian Formula
I've been reading a lot of dystopian novels lately, and I think I have figured out the recipe! Check it out below, with examples from 7 different YA dystopian novels/series. Start with an "ideal" society, usually formed after a rebellion that no one really remembers: The Giver, Matched: everything is clean, happy, ordered, and mostly … Continue reading The Dystopian Formula
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