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Ex Oblivione by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
Ex Oblivione is my favorite Lovecraft work by far so far in my journey. It is about the meaning of life, the significance of death, philosophy, suicide, and humanity.
There are a LOT of spoilers in my discussion, so be sure to read Ex Oblivione.
www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/eo.aspx
Here is my written summary of this story:
lisashea.com/lisabase/blog/index.php/2024/10/01/ex-oblivione-by-h-p-lovecraft-review-and-analysis/
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this story!
Here's all of my H.P. Lovecraft story reviews, in order:
ua-cam.com/play/PLNVpN6mehRkj1ZsPq-n0OlND5gOnv4rmx.html
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The Street by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
Переглядів 36Місяць тому
Wow. The Street. Genocide of all Native Americans is perfectly fine, murdering 'witches' is fine, but you can't have an unusual accent in Boston! There are a LOT of spoilers in my discussion, so be sure to read Polaris! www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/s.aspx Here is my written summary of this story: lisashea.com/lisabase/blog/index.php/2024/08/30/the-street-by-h-p-lovecraft-review-an...
Polaris by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
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Polaris. I love the plot of this story by Lovecraft. I dislike the racism. Sometimes things in life are a mix like that. There are a LOT of spoilers in my discussion, so be sure to read Polaris! www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/p.aspx Here is my written summary of this story: lisashea.com/lisabase/blog/index.php/2024/08/30/polaris-by-h-p-lovecraft-review-and-analysis/ I'd love to hear...
Nyarlathotep by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
Переглядів 73Місяць тому
OK we have gone from cute fairytales involving the revenge of fishy-folk and sentient cats over into the dark, unfathomable world of cosmic horror. Nyarlathotep has arrived. Our world is on its last hours. There are a LOT of spoilers in my discussion, so be sure to read Nyarlathotep! www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/n.aspx Here is my written summary of this story: lisashea.com/lisabas...
The Cats of Ulthar by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
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A village that treasures cats. A well-deserved retribution for an elderly couple who tortures cats. Is this really horror? Or is it a delightful revenge fantasy? My only question is why these villagers deserve to have cats. They are clearly not worthy. There are a LOT of spoilers in my discussion, so be sure to read The Cats of Ulthar! www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cu.aspx Here is ...
The Doom That Came to Sarnath by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
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The Doom that Came to Sarnath - is this a horror story? I read it as a righteous revenge tale where the fishy people finally get what is due to them! There are a LOT of spoilers in my discussion, so be sure to read The Doom That Came to Sarnath! www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/ds.aspx Here is my written summary of this story: lisashea.com/lisabase/blog/index.php/2024/08/28/the-doom-t...
The Statement of Randolph Carter by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
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The Statement of Randolph Carter by H. P. Lovecraft was based on a dream / nightmare Lovecraft had after his beloved mother was committed to an asylum. I love the dream part. The 'story' part Lovecraft created ... not so much. There are a LOT of spoilers in my discussion, so be sure to read The Statement of Randolph Carter first! www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/src.aspx Here is my wr...
The White Ship by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
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The White Ship by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
Dagon by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
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Dagon by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
Beyond the Wall of Sleep by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
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Beyond the Wall of Sleep by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
How To Record Your Computer Screen Using Windows Capture
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How To Record Your Computer Screen Using Windows Capture
How To Create Headings with Multiple Styles Fonts Sizes in Word
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How To Create Headings with Multiple Styles Fonts Sizes in Word
A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
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A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
The Alchemist by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
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The Alchemist by H. P. Lovecraft Review and Analysis
How To Create Capitalized Headings with Uppercase - Lowercase Table of Contents in Word
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How To Create Capitalized Headings with Uppercase - Lowercase Table of Contents in Word
Creating a Book Gutter Margin in Microsoft Word
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Creating a Book Gutter Margin in Microsoft Word
Luella Miller - Energy Vampire 1800s Horror Short Story by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Review Analysis
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Luella Miller - Energy Vampire 1800s Horror Short Story by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Review Analysis
Haita the Shepherd - Horror Fable Short Story by Ambrose Bierce Summary and Analysis
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Haita the Shepherd - Horror Fable Short Story by Ambrose Bierce Summary and Analysis
How to Download a Google Drive Doc with Comments for Editing in Microsoft Word
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How to Download a Google Drive Doc with Comments for Editing in Microsoft Word
The Striding Place - English Moor Horror Short Story by Gertrude Atherton
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The Striding Place - English Moor Horror Short Story by Gertrude Atherton
How to Make a Google Drive Document for Getting Comments from a Writing Group
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How to Make a Google Drive Document for Getting Comments from a Writing Group
Enoch Soames A Memory of the Eighteen Nineties by Max Beerbohm SciFi Short Story Review and Analysis
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Enoch Soames A Memory of the Eighteen Nineties by Max Beerbohm SciFi Short Story Review and Analysis
The Comet by W. E. B. Du Bois SciFi Short Story Review and Analysis
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The Comet by W. E. B. Du Bois SciFi Short Story Review and Analysis
Fixing the Amazon Word Section Break Import Bug
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Fixing the Amazon Word Section Break Import Bug
Default Font in Microsoft Word - How to Set your Starting Font
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Default Font in Microsoft Word - How to Set your Starting Font
Creating a Drop Cap Initial Large First Letter in a Chapter in Microsoft Word
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Creating a Drop Cap Initial Large First Letter in a Chapter in Microsoft Word
Using a Page Break at Chapter Ends in Word - NOT Piles of Hard Returns
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Using a Page Break at Chapter Ends in Word - NOT Piles of Hard Returns
Having a Two Line Heading in a Word Table of Contents Navigation
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Having a Two Line Heading in a Word Table of Contents Navigation
The Last Kingdom Padling by Saige J Oliver. #book #fantasy #author
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The Last Kingdom Padling by Saige J Oliver. #book #fantasy #author
Putting Text on Top of an Image and Full Bleed Images in Microsoft Word
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Putting Text on Top of an Image and Full Bleed Images in Microsoft Word

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  • @maggiedean5691
    @maggiedean5691 День тому

    Cover 2

  • @pennywaldrop
    @pennywaldrop День тому

    cool book how can i find/read it?

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea День тому

      It should be on all platforms, here's the Amazon link - www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJH6X5FM/

  • @lykkedalforlag
    @lykkedalforlag 10 днів тому

    Thank you so much for making this!

  • @LordMagden
    @LordMagden 11 днів тому

    Just read this and the whole time I felt like I was on the outside of an inside joke Thanks for explaining it and bringing me a bit more inside the joke

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea 4 дні тому

      This is a challenging story for that very reason. Lovecraft is writing 100 years ago and he's writing about HIS favorite old-time authors from many years before that. At least in our "modern times" we still have a sense of who Tolkien and CS Lewis and so on are, so if I wrote a story involving my dream-meeting of them people would have half a chance of knowing what I was talking about. The further back in time you go, the harder that becomes.

  • @SurferxDude
    @SurferxDude 11 днів тому

    I’m just a little confused how this could both be part of dreamland and also prehistoric earth

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea День тому

      This is one of the first stories Lovecraft ever wrote and I don't think he was even thinking about what the story fit into long term. He'd written a story about creepy castles with an immortal evil guy. He'd written a story about wanting to hang out with writers from the 1800s he liked. So he was just writing random things in those early days.

  • @IrisHeddes
    @IrisHeddes 16 днів тому

    Does this still work the same after 3 years and v2? How do you deal with footnotes? Paragraph CAP etc? Unfortunately Affinity still doesnt have Epub function...

  • @DARK_AMBIGUOUS
    @DARK_AMBIGUOUS 26 днів тому

    This is my favorite poem

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea 4 дні тому

      My mother can still recite this one from memory :). Lots of people love this poem!

  • @DARK_AMBIGUOUS
    @DARK_AMBIGUOUS 28 днів тому

    My birthday is also January 19

  • @DARK_AMBIGUOUS
    @DARK_AMBIGUOUS 28 днів тому

    Thank you Ma'am.

  • @williampulgarin6819
    @williampulgarin6819 29 днів тому

    God bless you Lisa!! I was stuck and going crazy!

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea 4 дні тому

      This is one of those things that people need to do all the time and it's hard to figure out. I had to figure it out for my own project - I'm glad my how-to is helping others.

  • @EnDungeoned
    @EnDungeoned Місяць тому

    Subscribed! Enjoying you experiencing these stories for the first time and sharing your thoughts

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea Місяць тому

      Thank you! I've read some of Lovecraft's works before but only a handful. It's interesting to read his library from the beginning and watch the progression.

  • @EnDungeoned
    @EnDungeoned Місяць тому

    Good Analysis 👍

  • @toldtabletales
    @toldtabletales Місяць тому

    I also started going through all stories of Lovecraft, only in German. It's nice to have your reviews I recently stumbled upon, please keep it up❤

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea Місяць тому

      It's interesting that you're reading them in German. So much of Lovecraft is about his specific word choices and the inflection of those words. I wonder how well that translates into German.

    • @toldtabletales
      @toldtabletales Місяць тому

      @@workfromhomelisashea yeah, I try to be as close as possible word by word with my translations I also compare with other German translations. Translating it directly from the original - as German often uses more words to describe the same than English - sometimes makes for very very long (and unpleasant) scentences some other translators of various publishers have simplified. But I like it so, it was just his style. (And maybe mine)😁

    • @toldtabletales
      @toldtabletales Місяць тому

      Ah, I think there was a misunderstanding at first: I do the readings and my podcast about it in German, but ofc I read the original to do so :)

  • @خادمالقرآن-ط3ص
    @خادمالقرآن-ط3ص Місяць тому

    Thank you, it worked! But now I have another problem; how can I separate them with a period in between?

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea Місяць тому

      What I would do is add a period and space before the second line word / phrase. Visually on the chapter page itself it will look like a cool formatting presentation.

  • @KathyBurton-e3g
    @KathyBurton-e3g Місяць тому

    Allen Melissa Moore Gary Hall Dorothy

  • @georget4057
    @georget4057 Місяць тому

    God bless you Lisa

  • @yvonnesmith8891
    @yvonnesmith8891 Місяць тому

    Great!! Synopsis new subscriber

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea Місяць тому

      I found it really interesting how Lovecraft - a person who lived in Providence - was so strongly repelled by all things watery. And that he then wrote about a sailor character who had this revulsion.

  • @cookiejarOpen
    @cookiejarOpen Місяць тому

    Three years since your video, and Publisher is no closer to exporting to ePub. Why is that? Vellum makes the process easy but is expensive. Apple Pages (free) handles text and graphics beautifully and exports to ePub with the click of a button. Indesign is expensive and cumbersome, but even it gets the job done. Affinity Publisher … nada. I have been asking Affinity for years now.

  • @zeromt3577
    @zeromt3577 Місяць тому

    Very good analysis! I agree 100% I'd always assumed that every descendant (male and female) was cursed and died early, but that it just took a few generations of those around them to notice. I also got the drift that the decaying château and lands immediately around it was mostly all that Antoine still possessed and most of his fief had likely been abandoned or taken over by other nobles nearby, but you're very right that Lovecraft never specifies this anywhere. Antoine exists in that strange sort of narrative stasis that so many early weird protagonists seemed to occupy... never having to worry about food, clothes, shelter, cutlery, or even noblesse oblige but also never advancing or improving his state. Even if the family servants (except Pierre) have all fled the sinking ship... you're right, where are his apples, potatoes, goats, and chickens? Where are his sisters and cousins and nieces? A few years ago I took a stab at improving this story myself (since it's in the public domain), but I confess I still ignored this perfectly sensible expectation that a lot of the extended family would very likely still be around. I think Lovecraft was trying to depict terrible loneliness and loss of privilege (apparently his own family was fairly wealthy but lost almost everything during his parents' and his own generations). He captures that pretty well, even if he does so by sacrificing a lot of believability. Nonetheless, it's probably far better than anything I wrote at age 18 ;)

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea Місяць тому

      Yes certainly as a teen Lovecraft was writing this to work through his own very real issues of loneliness and lost wealth. And you're right, he was a fairly talented writer for that age!

  • @yansentheopilus
    @yansentheopilus 2 місяці тому

    Thanks a lot!

  • @the_monarch3549
    @the_monarch3549 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for the short and concise insight on the story Much appreciated 👏

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea Місяць тому

      I enjoyed this one as an insight into Lovecraft as a lonely author who didn't really feel like he fit in with other people in his group.

  • @lifewith2youtubers217
    @lifewith2youtubers217 2 місяці тому

    Finally! Someone with a clue that explained things clearly. Hallelujah

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea Місяць тому

      I'm glad to be a help :). Book gutters are fairly foundational to book layout.

  • @emmtaa
    @emmtaa 2 місяці тому

    thank you, it reaaly helped me

  • @adrianmahdian2683
    @adrianmahdian2683 2 місяці тому

    thank you

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea Місяць тому

      You're welcome! I do this quite a lot so I figured it would help others out.

  • @philppeefan
    @philppeefan 3 місяці тому

    Really a life saver, thanks a lot.

  • @adventureswithtime
    @adventureswithtime 3 місяці тому

    Great. Can you use different fonts for the first and second line of the chapter header?

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea 3 місяці тому

      Yes absolutely, you can have the two different lines have whatever fonts or sizes or colors you wish - ua-cam.com/video/yhTLcuwlRD8/v-deo.html

  • @profkhan5294
    @profkhan5294 3 місяці тому

  • @colinhiggins4779
    @colinhiggins4779 4 місяці тому

    awesome tutorial -thanks Lisa!

  • @verdemilo
    @verdemilo 4 місяці тому

    I use Kindle Create, it even has an option for image-heavy books where you can upload the print-ready pdf (the one you exported from AP and the same you use for paperback/hardcover publishing) and get a perfect replica of the printed book. I know this isn't good if you mean to publish outside Amazon but, if you're going for KDP anyway, Kindle Create makes everything way easier.

  • @its_vae
    @its_vae 4 місяці тому

    thank you so muchh this really save my lifee❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @glmand
    @glmand 4 місяці тому

    Thank you so much! You are a gem!

  • @sajidbaig6857
    @sajidbaig6857 4 місяці тому

    Thanks. How to add : (Colon) between the Chapter One AND Introduction?

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea 3 місяці тому

      I'm not sure I understand what the question is. If I wanted the first line to read Chapter One: and the second line to read Introduction, I would simply type those two lines in. I'd use the soft return in between so that they combine together in the table of contents to read Chapter One: Introduction. Is that what you meant?

  • @xopowo1979
    @xopowo1979 4 місяці тому

    Hello, how to drop cap a chapter number like in the Bible? Please ... I also need to stylereference it later in the header. I am translating a Bible, and I need to make the exact layout Bibles use... Please...

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea 3 місяці тому

      There are actually thousands of versions of the Bible in existence, each with its own font, formatting, and even translation. So there isn't just one-and-only-one way of laying out a Bible. If you have a particular version in mind that you want to duplicate, let me know a URL to some page images on the web so I can see what you are trying to do. For example look at this image from one of the King James versions - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapters_and_verses_of_the_Bible#/media/File:John_1.jpg - the chapter number there simply says "CHAPTER 1" in normal centered text. There's no special trick to that at all.

  • @ludovanderlee1309
    @ludovanderlee1309 4 місяці тому

    thank you, great, straightforward video.

  • @salamal-rubaye263
    @salamal-rubaye263 5 місяців тому

    Thanks

  • @NJPhillips4
    @NJPhillips4 5 місяців тому

    Hi! Thank you! How do you save it as .docx without the comments?

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea Місяць тому

      What I normally do is save it down with all the comments so I have them. Then I just save it to a new version, and delete all the comments in that new version. That way I have it both ways. I'm a strong believer of having multiple backups.

  • @DNCallister
    @DNCallister 6 місяців тому

    Thank you so very much! I am creating my first poetry book and this has helped me immensely.

  • @TheKz262
    @TheKz262 6 місяців тому

    Thanks ! The title is more useful than you think since I didn't know that's what it's called. I spent a good 5 minutes looking for an option that was literally there in the menu.

  • @farhantarik8732
    @farhantarik8732 6 місяців тому

    Thank you!!

  • @claremartin3015
    @claremartin3015 6 місяців тому

    This is a sneaky work around. Thanks so much for making this video in response to my question.

  • @sbs3000
    @sbs3000 6 місяців тому

    This helped a lot. Thanks!

  • @evangelosnikitopoulos
    @evangelosnikitopoulos 6 місяців тому

    Very helpful! Thank you!

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea 6 місяців тому

      I'm glad you enjoyed it! Knowing how to work with gutters is a key part of publishing physical books.

  • @FulgerTheDude
    @FulgerTheDude 6 місяців тому

    You are more helpful than the whole Microsoft help page!

  • @claremartin3015
    @claremartin3015 7 місяців тому

    This is amazing! so simple but the exact problem I've been fighting with! Any chance you also have the gem to solve the problem that I want the Chapter heading in the body to be in Caps, but not in caps in the TOC?

  • @VeerendraTikhe
    @VeerendraTikhe 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for detailed and easy to understand method of creating ebook

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea 6 місяців тому

      I'm glad you found it helpful! I should note that Amazon no longer uses MOBI files. They just use the EPUB file.

  • @inglescomsimone
    @inglescomsimone 7 місяців тому

    Thanks! Direct instructions straight to the point!

  • @Voyager23B
    @Voyager23B 8 місяців тому

    WOW! THANK YOU! A soft return----who would have guessed? I didn't even know there was such a thing. Thanks!

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea 6 місяців тому

      I work on a lot of books so over time you run into all those stranger parts of Word :).

  • @mayapapaya89
    @mayapapaya89 8 місяців тому

    How do you do full bleed butkeep text from comup

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea 6 місяців тому

      I'm not sure what you mean? The text should go over the top of the image, so you can put that text wherever you want on the page ...?

  • @Joshua.R.Sims.
    @Joshua.R.Sims. 9 місяців тому

    This was so clear and and to the point! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!

  • @SylviaRowe-zf2vw
    @SylviaRowe-zf2vw 9 місяців тому

    Love this detailed account of your story and then at the end, your caring insights toward Marguerite's life of neglect and lack of guidance in leading a life of her own. Haunting, Lisa, a true horror...well done and the green eyed cat at the end was a nice surprise delivered by an innocent child...yet, this girl witnesses some horror too...🤩

    • @workfromhomelisashea
      @workfromhomelisashea 6 місяців тому

      I'm glad you enjoyed the story! I tend to write horror which is about neglected / inwardly hurting people.