Story themes

Choosing themes for your stories or novels consciously gives you the focus you need to develop and enrich your character arcs. Learn more.

Can you outline your story's theme? If you start by asking yourself these three questions, you will be able to find the heart of your story every time.

Transcript - 5 Ingredients in Character Arcs The TRUTH: What your story is about; the theme. What the character has to learn. The LIE: T...

copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman The four primary elements of fiction are plot, character, setting, and theme. Associated with most of these is a cluster of related components: plot is divisible into exposition, inciting moment, rising action, turning point, falling action, moment of final suspense, and (depending upon whether the narrative is a comedy or a tragedy) resolution or catastrophe. Of course, all plots are also derived from, and developed upon, conflict. Likewise, setting is not…

3 Ways to Figure Out the Theme of Your Story | Savannah Gilbo - How do you figure out the theme of your book? If you're just learning how to write a book, theme might be the last thing on your mind. But it's easier than you might think! In this post, I'll show you 3 different ways to uncover your story's theme. Plus, there's a list of universal story themes for inspiration! #writingtips #amwriting #writingcommunity

Are your students having trouble identifying theme within a story? This step-by-step process scaffolds through several reading comprehension skills to help students get a thorough understanding of theme. Students will be able to determine the theme of a story, poem, or drama from details in the text by first

While structure and prose are essential to a successful story, often a story’s true soul is found in a less obvious element of the writing craft; theme. Your story’s theme is rooted in more than perfectly timed story beats and fancy words, because it’s about the cohesive feel and energy of your novel. Ultimately, this theme is what makes your story feel real. #theme #novelwriting

Fiction is full of jealous, cruel and otherwise flawed characters. This character flaw list explores common personality weaknesses. Use it for inspiration.

Learn to write powerful themes and you can turn the smallest, silliest, most escapist of stories (like, say, a superhero comic) into something great.

When I struggled to identify what made for a meaningful Good vs. Evil theme, I turned to The Dark Knight to deconstruct how Batman delivered his complex brand of ethics. Now we are going to use what we learned as a framework for analyzing the same theme in Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone, Twilight, and The Hunger Games.