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Category Archives: Theme
Is your story “Coming Apart at the Themes?”
Even when a story has memorable characters, a riveting plot and a fully developed genre, it may still be coming apart at the themes. Theme is perhaps the most powerful, yet least understood element of story structure. It is powerful … Continue reading
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Developing Your Theme
Write Your Novel Step by Step Go to Table of Contents Steps 58 – 61 Developing Your Theme ~ Step 58 ~ Counterpoint For every human quality, there is the opposite quality. For example, greed is balanced by generosity, denial … Continue reading
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Your Thematic Message
Your Thematic Message (Steps 29, 30, 31) Your thematic message will explore a particular human quality such as greed, denial, or living in fantasy. The message need not be about something bad, but could be about the value of a … Continue reading
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Your Thematic Topic
Write Your Novel Step By Step Step 27 – Your Thematic Topic In this step, you’ll explore how a thematic topic provides the glue to hold your characters, plot and theme together. Then, you’ll identify the best candidates for a … Continue reading
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Intellectualism
Intellectualism is the nobility of a free society. (Something I just thunk of that might be a good thematic topic for a story).
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Coming Apart At The Themes
Read it here for free or get it on Kindle for $0.99 Even when a story has memorable characters, a riveting plot and a fully developed genre, it may still be coming apart at the themes. Theme is perhaps the most powerful, … Continue reading
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Storytelling Tip: Trapped in a Routine
As with real people, characters can become trapped in their routines. When a person sets up a routine in order to achieve a goal, service the infrastructure of his or her life, cope with an emotional necessity, or engage in … Continue reading
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Writing Stories about Hopes and Dreams
A lot of people, writers included, use the words “hope” and “dream” pretty much interchangeably. Fact is, each describes a completely different way of imagining the future. Being clear not only of their definitions but of the different states of … Continue reading
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A Few Words About Theme
A Few Words About Theme By Melanie Anne Phillips Creator StoryWeaver Co-creator Dramatica Download this eBook for Kindle $.99 Over the last twenty-five years, I’ve written thousands of articles on story structure and storytelling. Here, I’ve gathered together a few … Continue reading
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The Thematic Conclusion
While the plot magic a logistic or logical argument about the best way to solve a particular kind of problem, the theme makes an emotional argument about the best way to be while trying to solve a passionate problem. But, … Continue reading