#5: 3 Ways to Figure Out the Theme of Your Story

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🗓️ 31 March 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In today's episode, I'll walk you through three different ways to figure out the theme of your story. Here's a preview of what we'll cover: [00:50] What is a story's theme? And why do you need one?[01:30] How identifying your story's theme upfront can help you write a stronger draft.[02:40] 3 different questions to help you uncover the theme of your story.[03:00] Question 1: What do you have to say about life? What do you care about?[05:00] Question 2: How will your protagonist change from th...

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0:00.0	Hey there, Savannah here. Before we get into today's episode, I wanted to share our next book
0:05.0	pick with you because I'm super excited to dig into this book and see how and why it works.
0:10.0	Our next meeting is coming up on November 16th at 4 p.m. Pacific, 7 p.m. Eastern, and we're going to be
0:16.0	digging into the fourth wing by Rebecca Yarrows.
0:19.1	Abigail and I are so excited to deconstruct this book and these meetings are always so much fun.
0:24.1	They're interactive so in addition to our presentation on why we think this story works
0:28.8	and why we think it resonates with readers, there are also polls and lots of opportunities to chat with other
0:34.4	writers and ask us questions and you know just participate in a group discussion
0:38.8	about a really awesome book. As always our aim is to analyze a novel and translate our learnings into
0:44.8	actionable tips, tools, and strategies that you can take and implement in your own
0:48.8	writing right away. So if you want to join us or if you want to learn more about how the book club works, go to
0:54.4	Savannah Gilboe.com forward slash book. One more time, that's Savannah Gilboe.com forward slash book
1:01.1	dash club. Hope to see you you there but without a clear understanding of what
1:05.2	it is you are trying to get across to the reader you'll never hear the magic words your
1:09.8	book changed my life and trust me every writer I've ever worked with would die happy to
1:15.3	hear someone tell him that even just once.
1:19.1	Welcome to the Fiction Writing Made Easy Podcast.
1:22.0	My name is Savannah Gilboe and I'm here to help you write a story that works. I want to prove to you that writing a novel doesn't have to be overwhelming.
1:29.0	So each week I'll bring you a brand new episode with simple, actionable, and step-by-step strategies that you can implement in your writing right away.
1:37.5	So whether you're brand new to writing or more of a seasoned author looking to improve your craft, this podcast is for you. So pick up a pen and let's get started.
1:48.2	In today's episode I'm going to show you three ways to uncover the theme of your story
1:52.2	before you start writing the first draft.
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