The "message" of your story doesn't have to be profound, clever or new to make it a good read. It can be as simple as "friendship makes us better people", "love can conquer hate", "even the humblest person can make a difference." In your case, your core message is one I don't think anyone gets tir…
I think- as a story teller, it's not our job to impart this philosophical wisdom to our readers. As a story teller, I believe our job is to entertain and to create a world for our reader to experience and delve in. For example, there was an actual course in University regarding Harry Potter. I to…
Years ago I got a valuable lesson from a boss about fiction. All through my school years it seemed teachers kept pounding the idea of fiction needing "meaning" and to "teach you the human condition" and it had to be "important." Fast forward to telling the boss about a great movie I'd seen over…
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