Columns: Tag – Theme
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Writing Quips and Tips
Theme, plot and action - so what’s the difference?
“I want to write a story about the inhumanity of men toward women.”
“O-okay. If that’s your thing. But what’s your plot?”
“That’s my plot.”
This was a conversation Richard and I had with a student in one of our writing circles. And I think it’s a common misconception – that a theme somehow constitutes a plot.
Another is that, when you’ve actually got the plot, you’re set to go.
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