The Theme as a Seed: The How of the Theme, part 1
The Theme as a Seed: The How of the Theme, part 1 Last time, I told you about how important it is to have a theme to guide your storytelling efforts. Assuming that you agree and that you're excited to work on your theme-building, this time, I'll be telling you how to use a theme as a starting point. If you haven't listened to the last podcast episode, I do get into it a little at the end of the episode, if that's something you're interested in checking out. Otherwise, let's jump right in. First and foremost, you have to have a theme. If you don't have a theme - a message, lesson, warning, or question for your readers - then think of one first. What subject or topic is important or of interest to you? Once you have one, we can begin. Let's say that my theme is: Introducing AI to the masses without regulation is dangerous. That's my little seed. Now, to grow a story. We'll set the story in 2025. AI has been introduced to the masses, before any r...
