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Writing Tips: The Anatomy Of Genres With John Truby

The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers

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Is It Important to Express Theme Through Theme?

I personally believe that it is that 80 to 90% of the theme should be expressed through the structure. It's interesting that you say like not preaching to the audience. And of course, that implies like a long monologue about something. As soon as you put the theme into dialogue in someone's mouth, the audience, the reader, they back out. They want to be lured in.

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