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JUST WHAT IS THEME IN A NOVEL, ANYWAY?

By: C. S. Lakin (Author, Editor - Live Write Thrive)

We took an introductory look at theme last week, and saw how theme is what your story is really all about once you look beneath the plot. I postulated that theme is tied in with the writer’s passion and interests, which turns the focus away from the actual story and toward the writer’s heart. By exploring why we are so jazzed about telling a certain story, we can mine rich themes and develop them.

Too often writers don’t consider theme or even think their novel has one (or more), but I believe every story is about something more than plot. Or if it isn’t, it can and should be.

Theme is a glue that holds all the novel components together: characters, setting, conflict, plot, and well, just about everything else. It sticks it all together. It’s like yeast in dough that makes all things rise to the top, to excellence. No plot, and you have a flat “yeast-less” lump of dough.

Okay, enough with the metaphors, right?

Breaking Down Theme

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Read the full article HERE!

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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again:

1. Fiction University: Leave the Breadcrumbs Behind: Are You Asking -- and Answering -- the Right Story Questions? http://ow.ly/wSbWM
2. Transitioning from Fiction to Nonfiction: 4 Easy Steps | Elizabeth Spann Craig http://ow.ly/wScei
3. Just What Is Theme in a Novel, Anyway? | Live Write Thrive http://ow.ly/wScj3
4. Short Story Shortcuts: 4 Techniques For Making A Big Impact In Few Words - Writer's Relief, Inc. http://ow.ly/wScxR
5. 4 Great Reasons Why Your Hero Needs A Special Skill or Talent | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS http://ow.ly/wScBq
6. Two Dialogue Death Sentences & How to Get a Stay-of-Execution | Kristen Lamb's Blog http://ow.ly/wScMP
7. Blog It! The Author’s Guide To Building A Successful Online Brand | Molly Greene: Writer http://ow.ly/wScV5
8. Content Scrapers - How to Find Out Who is Stealing Your Content & What to Do About It http://ow.ly/wSdtN
9. Why Solving Problems Beats Marketing - Jeffbullas's Blog http://ow.ly/wSdCO
10. Social Media - How People Use LinkedIn [Infographic] : MarketingProfs Article http://ow.ly/wSdHe
11. Content - Six Types of Humor to Lighten Up Your Marketing and Start Conversations : MarketingProfs Article http://ow.ly/wSdOw
12. Founder of Just-Launched Authors Alliance Talks to PW | The Passive Voice | http://ow.ly/wSe8r
13. Your Path to Influence: 17 Simple Ways to Make an Impact | Your Writer Platform http://ow.ly/wSfaZ
14. Writer Unboxed » Why the Where Matters (Part II) http://ow.ly/wSfkN
15. Story Structure... for Television - Storyfix.com http://ow.ly/wSky9
16. How to select music for your brand video http://ow.ly/wTuVu
17. Which Publishers Are Truly Engaged in Their Communities? http://ow.ly/wTvab
18. How Can We Show a Character’s Internal Journey? | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author http://ow.ly/wTvez
19. To describe or not to describe: an author’s question | Creative Writing with the Crimson League http://ow.ly/wTxzk
20. I Finished My Novel…Now What? (Part 2) http://ow.ly/wTAzQ
21. How to Create a Google+ Community to Grow Your Business | Social Media Examiner http://ow.ly/wTAGN
22. Creating a Virtual Community to Build a Better Blog : @ProBlogger http://ow.ly/wTAJo
23. Food Idioms http://ow.ly/wTECO  Daily Writing Tips
24. How To Fuel Your Sales Engine With Social Content [INFOGRAPHIC] - AllTwitter http://ow.ly/wTEX3

Happy writing and running, Kathy