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Q&A Decide on a theme/overarching meaning before writing a short story?

If you have a point that you do want to convey, this is certainly a legitimate practice. You shouldn't make artificial points just to have them, however. It is important to ensure that your point...

posted 14y ago by StrixVaria‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar StrixVaria‭ · 2019-12-08T00:32:31Z (almost 5 years ago)
If you have a point that you do want to convey, this is certainly a legitimate practice. You shouldn't make artificial points just to have them, however.

It is important to ensure that your point does not become too contrived, as well. There are cases where everything should be a microcosm of your main theme, but they are rare, even in a short story. You do need to have a strong plot and characters and setting as well. The point will be lost if the writing falters because of it.

Many stories are written as an allegory of a specific point, but even if you do not take it so far as to be that obvious, there is nothing wrong with this.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2010-11-18T20:46:43Z (almost 14 years ago)
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