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Action/Adventure: April 01, 2009 Issue [#2979]

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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

Welcome to this week's edition to the Action / Adventure Newsletter


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Letter from the editor

"There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction." --Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), The Premature Burial

Theme, the underlying subject or idea of your piece, is one interlocking component your story expresses. Knowing your story’s theme not only gives direction while writing and editing your words; but, because most themes possess universal appeal, they serve to connect with your readers while engaging their interests.

As writers, you can convey theme in the following ways:
Expressions of thought – By sharing the thoughts and ideas of your main characters, readers can depict your theme.

Expressions of ideas through dialogue – Direct speech from your characters provides an excellent opportunity to underscore your theme’s presence.

Actions of your characters - How your characters behave under specific circumstances can help to emphasis theme.

Reactions of characters – How your characters react to situations, confrintations, events, incidents all reviel a little bit of theme.

Common themes in literature include:
*Bullet* No place like home.
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*Bullet* The apple never falls far from the tree.
*Bullet* Better to have loved and lost then to have never loved at all.
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When all is said and done, theme usually comes naturally during the course of the writing. It’s the underlying message that seems to repeat itself through thought, action, and response of your characters. It’s the relationship between your story’s characters, plot, tone, etc. Never confuse theme with “the moral of the story”. Theme is often complex and offers no real advice.

Defining your theme before you begin, or during the course of your first draft offers you direction and purpose as you develop your action/adventure story…or any other genre.



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A wanted outlaw finds herself face-to-face with an alien believed to be extinct.
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A make-believe journal of a pirate, first part
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An earth girl struggles to adapt to the moon colony and wishes to become a knight.
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Ask & Answer

semaphore20 Author Icon - This is good info. Now all I have to do is figure out how to ask someone to my campfire. I love the picture. Absolutely beautiful.

Ẃeβ࿚ẂỉԎḈĥ Author Icon - Hey there, Robin!
I really enjoyed your Newsletter. You have covered many points that help make the action in a story seem realistic to a reader. Timing is quite important for the believability factor.
Thanks, BTW, for highlighting my story "The Not So Calm Before the Storm" in your Newsletter.
~WW

monty31802 - Good points made in an interesting newsletter Robin.

StephBee Author Icon - Thanks for touching on symbolism, character development, and scheduling. I agree - it's important for a scene and gives it more depth. Two thumbs up for a newsletter that makes one think. Smiles, Steph

Briar Rose Author Icon - Good newsletter this time! I particularly like the Symbolism consideration. Sometimes those things come through without our realizing it, but often we need to be deliberate about it and keeping that stuff in mind from the start will help. Thanks!

KimChi Author Icon - Thanks for explaining the difference between movement and action! I like to integrate all the elements of fiction for a smooth read, but it's much harder than it looks. Appreciate the tips on making the action scenes pull double duty.

andiprescott - Hi Robin,
You amazed me already and now more so with this great newsletter. Great points here. I might actually try writing a story after reading this!
Thanks for the helpful advice.
Andi

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