Posts from the ‘Universality’ Category

  • What Makes Certain Literature Timeless?

    What Makes Certain Literature Timeless?

    July 19th, 2012 | Universality | journalpulp | 10 Comments

    “To produce a mighty book you must choose a mighty theme.” Said Herman Melville. And it’s true: mighty themes are one of the distinguishing characteristics of timeless art. What is theme? In literature, theme is the meaning that the events of your story add up to. The events are the plot. Not all stories necessarily [...]

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  • Plot and Theme: A Complicated Relationship

    Plot and Theme: A Complicated Relationship

    September 6th, 2011 | Plot, Storytelling, The Situation, Theme, Universality | journalpulp | No Comments

    The Situation is the nucleus of your story: it contains the kernel of your conflict from which the rest of your storyline will grow. A real story cannot exist without some sort of conflict. If you have a specific message that you wish to get across (e.g. the destructiveness of superstition), it is that message [...]

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