Notes that introduce complication in plot and show examples of how the conflict becomes more complicated throughout the rising action of a story. Examples are provided from Mary Shelly's Frankenstein and Virginia Woolf's "The Duchess and...

Notes introducing various forms of frame stories, or stories that provide a framework for additional stories within. Examples of different frameworks are provided with classical texts including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel...

This Bibliomania site provides a brief biography of the author Bram Stoker that highlights his works. The site also contains a link to the full text of his most famous work, Dracula.

This is a glossary entry for the term "Doppelganger" which literally means "double-goer." It includes defintions and examples.

This lesson introduces the frame story in fiction writing. An audio lesson [3:38] and notes are included in this learning module.