PART TWO Okay, so now you know how to find the theme of any story, and you’re hopefully not quite so terrified of all this theme bizzo. There’s still one thing I might need to convince you of though: Why does this actually matter? Who, apart from English teachers, actually cares about the theme of […]
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So, one of the kids said something about, I don’t know, whales or something the other day. Maybe there were manta rays on Octonauts, actually, and I pulled up a video on YouTube. I think that’s how this story starts. And then, in the murky middle, there was a click spree, where the kids were
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CHAPTER SEVEN PART TWO FOR THE PANSTERS* * So called because pantsers write ‘by the seat of their pants’, making it up as they go along, without an outline or a specific plan. Pansters, exploratory writers, writers-into-the-dark: whichever name you call it by, for you, it’s all about journeying into the unknown, letting your subconscious
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Just a quick update to let you know that due to some changes with the printers etc, I can now offer shipping for ONLY $2 ANYWHERE IN AUSTRALIA ON ALL INKPRINT TITLES!!! That’s all my books, and most of Liana Brooks’s as well! Whoa! Super excite. I’ve updated the prices on the Australian Print Titles
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Chapter Seven Part 1 So you’re a writer, or a student who has to write a story for school or some such, and now you have an understanding of how theme works in other people’s work and why it’s important… but you’re not really sure how to implement it in your own work, or what
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I… I just… This is LIFE. Made it in time for #mermay! #mermay2018 pic.twitter.com/2Av5ow5TQn — Inbal Breda (looking for work) (@GreyAnnis) May 26, 2018 If you’re reading this via email or something, you MUST click through to see the gif in the link. Inbal Breda made this amazing gif of a mermaid/maidmer – in half
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Chapter Six Alright, you’ve got your head around the idea of a theme; now it’s time to talk sub-themes. As you’ll have noticed if you’ve been paying attention (which, if you’re not, why are you reading this book right now?! Go sleep, or do something useful to reset your concentration meter!), every time we took
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If you’ve been following along with How To Theme as it posts Tuesday/Thursday on the blog, you’ll know that it had an original release date of June 28/29. WELL. I HAVE EXCELLENT NEWS. How To Theme has a NEW release date, and it’s THIS WEEK!! If you’re an Amazon shopper (print and ebook), you’ll see
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