So far in our series Developing Themes In Your Stories, we’ve covered how understanding your protagonist’s character arc and developing your story’s premise sentence can help you consciously nurture literary…
…into our stories, we should be aware of how we develop them. That’s the purpose of Developing Themes In Your Stories, a four-part series on consciously nurturing themes in your…
…installment of Developing Themes In Your Stories focuses on how the climax gives a story genuine meaning. Using brainstorming and writing activities, we’ll learn how literary themes emerge through the…
…compare your list of themes to those you created for past Developing Themes exercises. Do any appear repeatedly throughout the story? How is setting important to your WIP? What themes…
…more consistent themes? Finally, remember how we said Developing Themes In Your Stories was a four-part series? Well, we’re not done yet! There are still more ways to nurture themes…
…the return of our Developing Themes In Your Stories series. This post will also feature activities you can use during any point in the writing process. Five Keys to Connecting…
…it shakes up the character’s world often crackles with literary themes. Thus, the inciting incident will be our focus for today’s installment of Developing Themes In Your Stories. This post…
…Developing Themes In Your Stories. Using brainstorming and writing activities, we’ll discover how literary themes arise from this critical moment in the story as well as how the protagonist finds…
We’ve covered two plot points so far in Developing Themes In Your Stories: the inciting incident, which thrusts the protagonist into a story’s external conflict; and the Act I choice,…
…protagonist makes this choice, her life won’t be the same. Sounds like a scene that’s brimming with themes, doesn’t it? Today’s installment of Developing Themes In Your Stories will focus…
