Fictional Worlds: Traditions in Narrative and the Age of Visual Culture, Vols. I-IV Paperback - 2013

L.A. Alexander, Ph.D., a recipient of academic fellowships and awards, has been teaching screenwriting, film, literature, folklore, media, and communication for fifteen years; including for the last ten years at New York University and City University of New York. The author's diverse experiences envelope traveling and studying narrative cultures in many countries; learning directing, and writing for the media; as well as conducting research in the fields of symbolic anthropology and international media. The print version of this book was commissioned by an academic publisher, peer-reviewed, and accepted for publication. Shortly thereafter, due to the unforeseen and rapidly changing circumstances in the publishing industry, the publisher and author decided to amicably part ways. The current print edition was followed by the digital edition as a four-part set of Kindle ebooks. The volume on the practices and theories of fictional worlds is intended for writers, both experienced and aspiring, and for scholars, educators, and students. This tome is designed to be easy to read and useful to creative artists by enhancing their expertise and skills. It is hoped to prove fruitful to scholars - encouraging discussions on such fundamental categories as narrative and genre; as well as to educators - as a textbook for advanced studies in the types of courses that explore literature and film, world cinema, narrative and genre, creative writing, media and society, and general humanities. In April 2014 one of the world's top academic websites, visited by people from many countries, henryjenkins.org, posted the discussion of the book "Fictional Worlds" and a six-part interview series with its author, titled by Henry Jenkins, the Provost's Professor at USC, "Why Do Humans Tell the Stories They Do": http: //henryjenkins.org/2014/04/why-humans-tell-the-stories-they-do The author welcomes feedback from the readers. To learn more and contact the author, visit storytellingonscreen.com