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Fiction Writing Made Easy
#5: 3 Ways to Figure Out the Theme of Your Story
Mar 31, 2020
Learn how to identify the theme of your story before writing and how it shapes the draft and editing process. Explore three essential questions to unveil the theme and discover examples from popular books. Understand the importance of universal themes and how they guide the writer through the initial drafts.
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- Identifying the theme upfront helps create a stronger draft with aligned scenes, characters, and subplots.
- Uncover the theme of your story by considering your message about life, the protagonist's transformation, and the genre's universal themes.
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Uncovering the Theme of Your Story
Theme in a story is the overall message or meaning that the writer wants readers to take away. It is the reason why the events of the story matter or why the reader should care. Having a sense of the theme before writing the first draft makes for a stronger initial draft. Understanding the theme helps writers ensure that everything in the story supports or expresses the theme. It also helps with editing, as scenes, characters, and subplots can be evaluated based on their alignment with the theme.
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