Themes in stories

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

Are you planning on writing romance into your story as a subplot or a main theme? Whichever it is, it's important to get your readers… | Instagram

Let's talk about the elements of story. What specific elements do succesful stories have in common? And, what elements do you want in your story?

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.

Place names don't come from nowhere. When people give a name to a village or a river or a mountain range, it usually has a meaning behind it. That might be a description of the place, a reference to the people living there, or something more reverant (referencing a god, for example). Many places in England or the USA are called

In part two of our One Year novel series, we tackle the beginning blocks of your story: the premise! Here's how you can construct a strong yet concise premise for your novel using JotterPad.

Digital Whisper Blog has challenges us to comlplete 100 digital pieces for a list of themes. The rules are: *New art for every theme. *No two themes in one piece of artwork. *You have a year time limit. *You can just dip in as and when you feel like it, in any order, so it will be easy to fit in around your other commitments. *Set up a separate folder for your work *When a new work is completed, leave a message on the blog, with a link to said work in your folder, so that we can all access…

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