Writing - Posts tagged theme

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How can I pinpoint a story's moral dilemma?

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plot theme storytelling

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How do I introduce dark themes?

6 answers · last activity 4 months ago by Mark Baker

novel fantasy pacing theme horror

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Is there a "right" way to interpret a novel? If so, how do we make sure our novel is interpreted correctly?

8 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Secespitus

creative-writing theme

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Story that's too depressing?

14 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

plot genre readers creative-writing theme

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How can I make the final realisation less depressing?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

structure theme

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Does a story necessarily need a theme?

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

short-story creative-writing theme

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How to Develop a Theme Before Writing a Novel

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction planning creative-writing theme

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How can I have my characters do bad things, without sending the wrong message?

10 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

plot character-development theme morality

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Picking a theme as a discovery writer

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

process creative-writing theme

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What should tie a collection of short-stories together?

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

short-story genre creative-writing theme

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Fictional races and fictional racism

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

genre world-building fantasy theme

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What do you do when your message could be dangerous?

9 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

readers theme

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Double lies as sources of conflict in a single arc

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

character-development theme conflict

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Does success imply validation and agreement?

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

process creative-writing theme

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Crossing the line from Middle-Grade to Young-Adult

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

novel young-adult profanity theme middle-grade

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How can I portray body horror and still be sensitive to people with disabilities?

10 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

theme horror

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Should I focus on ideas which the market enjoys, or ideas which I enjoy?

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

ideas creative-writing theme

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Balancing setting, theme, and character arcs: how to deal with a setting that carries emotional weight but is left behind?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

world-building setting character-development structure theme

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Finding a thematic setting

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

setting creative-writing theme

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Where does the power granted by a theme come from?

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

planning theme

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How to write a sincerely religious protagonist without preaching or affirming or judging their worldview?

12 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction character-development theme

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The who, when and where of what has been written

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

resources theme writer

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Do I really need to have a message in a novel to appeal to readers?

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

novel structure theme

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Too much death? [closed]

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

creative-writing theme

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Struggling with the number of themes in my work

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

theme reader-engagement engagement

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Creative Non-Fiction - Writing without Plot, Story, Characters, or Ending

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction plot non-fiction character-development theme

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How do I include a powerful theme in my story without making it blatantly obvious? [closed]

8 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

ideas theme storytelling

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How far underneath the surface is the message of a story?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction technique theme

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How can you deal with the darker themes of a grimdark setting without being edgy?

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

creative-writing theme horror

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"just telling the tale" - does this work?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style screenwriting theme

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is thematic character naming off putting?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

naming theme

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What are general strategies for making the reader uncomfortable with something they might not naturally be uncomfortable with?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction erotica theme

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Can a novel without any death be taken seriously?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

plot characters theme death

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Various sci-fi themes [closed]

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction theme science-fiction science

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How to hack Scrivener's appearance or add binder to full screen composition mode?

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction editing creative-writing theme scrivener

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Strategy, tactics, and resources to refine the niche and title for a self-help book

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

resources fiction audience non-fiction titles theme

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Motif, or something else? [closed]

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

theme

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Is BDSM becoming mainstream?

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

storyline theme trends

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Is it bad idea to directly state the message/moral of a story?

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction creative-writing theme

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Tips for analysing character's role against the novel's general theme?

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

characters theme

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What are common attributes of the Steampunk genre?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

setting pacing theme archetypes steampunk