tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post3477274575934194628..comments2023-11-09T07:09:33.891-08:00Comments on Utah Children's Writers: What's the Big Idea?Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166492055392141231noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-69114306259131014632010-09-15T07:02:47.199-07:002010-09-15T07:02:47.199-07:00Paul,here are some more ideas that might help:
Wh...Paul,here are some more ideas that might help:<br /><br />What is the take-home message, the new insight or new way of thinking you want the reader to glean?<br /><br />You can't force the theme into the story. Instead, characters carry the theme. Develop your characters fully and set them in a world where their values will conflict with each other. Allow your character to struggle naturally and passionately and the theme will emerge without effort.<br /><br />HA! I know without effort is a joke, but there you have it. Advice from James Scott Bell.Julie Daineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350205936357263571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-56032196053420760312010-09-14T16:12:25.261-07:002010-09-14T16:12:25.261-07:00Scott, I agree with your prof. For the life of me,...Scott, I agree with your prof. For the life of me, I can't determine just a single theme to my novel. Rather, I can see several themes. Which one should I use? That's my quandary.Paul W. West, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220698627730601499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-78144065282199617622010-09-14T15:46:40.089-07:002010-09-14T15:46:40.089-07:00Come teach a children's writing class at BYU! ...Come teach a children's writing class at BYU! Another awesome post, as always.Brooke @ Silver Lininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122246696900173040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-6347385248658999542010-09-13T09:58:50.955-07:002010-09-13T09:58:50.955-07:00What I think is interesting is that, often, a writ...What I think is interesting is that, often, a writer can't identify or even mis-identifies the theme, compared to the theme a reader finds.<br /><br />We might intend to express a certain theme, but the reader brings a new perspective and might find an entirely different meaning than the writer intended.<br /><br />I had a prof who talked about this at some length regarding imagery in poetry. he claimed that the person least able to identify the theme or meaning is the writer. It's not hard to see how an academic would see things that way and why, but there's still something to be said for the statement.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450784902644202694noreply@blogger.com