keithwriter
Re: Interest
More great stuff, Jim - thanks!
I don't really get the whole "theme" thing, though - I guess I just don't think that way. I couldn't tell you the theme of any of my favorite books. By that I mean, I've never put down a book and said, "Ah, the theme of that one was man's inhumanity to man," or anything like that. Do you? For example, what is the theme of Silence of the Lambs? Or Moby Dick? I'm not saying this to be argumentative; I'm simply curious as to how you pick out a book's theme, because I simply don't break books down that way in my mind.
Also, you say to state it early. But how? Can you give an example?
I wouldn't be surprised if my stories have themes, which are probably obvious to those who look for them. But I can't say I consciously try to create or communicate one. I'm just trying to tell a story, which can have all sorts of inherent unspoken messages.
Anyway, all these are questions, not arguments. You look at this aspect of writing differently, but I'm eager to explore this idea.
Thanks again for this tremendous tutorial!
-keith
More great stuff, Jim - thanks!
I don't really get the whole "theme" thing, though - I guess I just don't think that way. I couldn't tell you the theme of any of my favorite books. By that I mean, I've never put down a book and said, "Ah, the theme of that one was man's inhumanity to man," or anything like that. Do you? For example, what is the theme of Silence of the Lambs? Or Moby Dick? I'm not saying this to be argumentative; I'm simply curious as to how you pick out a book's theme, because I simply don't break books down that way in my mind.
Also, you say to state it early. But how? Can you give an example?
I wouldn't be surprised if my stories have themes, which are probably obvious to those who look for them. But I can't say I consciously try to create or communicate one. I'm just trying to tell a story, which can have all sorts of inherent unspoken messages.
Anyway, all these are questions, not arguments. You look at this aspect of writing differently, but I'm eager to explore this idea.
Thanks again for this tremendous tutorial!
-keith