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December 3, 2019
Robert Eggers’s The Lighthouse: a Gothic Masterpiece
A film review on Home for Fiction? Sort of. But this isn’t a typical review. Rather, in this post I plan to analyze how Robert Eggers’s 2019 The Lighthouse is a Gothic masterpiece. To do that, I will really go deeply into Gothic tropes, to show the seriously great job the director did with this […]
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November 27, 2019
Gothic, Metal, and the Concept of the Unspeakable
First, a warning: This article is not about “Gothic metal” but about Gothic as a literary genre and metal as a music genre. In this post I explore their interconnection, with the concept of the unspeakable as a bridge. In simpler terms, picture that there is something connecting, say, Bram Stoker’s Dracula to Jinjer’s “Pisces”. […]
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November 22, 2019
Home for Fiction is Two Years Old: Looking Back and Dreaming Ahead
Time flies like an arrow (fruit flies like a banana). It was exactly two years ago when the first post of the Home for Fiction blog appeared. A lot has happened since. The blog itself has grown a lot in terms of readership, while my Home for Fiction Android apps – and Narrative Nods in […]
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November 16, 2019
Should Art Be Free? On Rights and Motivation
Visiting Home for Fiction today and tomorrow, you might see a banner advertising that my book The Other Side of Dreams is free on Amazon for a couple of days. What you perhaps didn’t know until now is that all my art is in essence free: All you have to do to get a free […]
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November 10, 2019
How to Make a JavaScript “Horoscope” Generator
Relax, I haven’t gone crazy. If you thought someone like me suddenly started believing in horoscopes, you’re wrong. Yes, in this post I’ll show you how to make a JavaScript horoscope generator. But the post is about linguistics, not astrology. If anything, my goal making this JavaScript horoscope generator was to show how ridiculously easy […]
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November 5, 2019
Degrowth for Writers: Forget Sales, Focus on Meaning
Most of us are think they are familiar with the term “growth”, thanks to media brainwashing. The economy this, the economy that. But how many are as familiar with the term degrowth? Even if you are, you’ve probably never heard it in connection with writing. What is degrowth for writers, and why should you care? […]
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October 31, 2019
The Appeal of True Stories in Gothic and Horror
Based on a true story. You must’ve seen this many times in the opening credits of a film. This is particularly the case with works of the Gothic or horror genres. But why do true stories in Gothic or horror fiction appeal to us so much? Moreover, does the phrase “a true horror story” make […]
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October 25, 2019
Language and Context: Destabilizing Narratives
Words are powerful, they can make or break situations big and small. From your Friday date to starting a war, the right (or wrong) words can be the difference between bliss and destruction. But have you ever wondered what’s the connection between language and context? In other… words, words are powerful in unique ways, that […]
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October 20, 2019
The Meaning of Dracula’s Castle
Note: the following article on the meaning of Dracula’s castle is a modified excerpt from my article “Philosophical Idealism and Vision in Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Photographs, Sight, and Remote Viewing as Tools of Reality Rendering”. Word and Image: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches. Tampere, Finland: Tampere University Press, 2014. Feel free to also take a look at my […]
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October 14, 2019
How Speaking Another Language Can Improve Your Writing
Speaking another language has always been something I’m good at. My native language . I am also fluent in Finnish and, having lived in Italy, I do understand Italian fairly well. I’m also currently learning Japanese, just for fun. Or then again, maybe not. Learning a new language can and should be fun, but if […]
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