Can Your Theme Be Proved In Your Story?

Written by Nick Vernon


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Working hard Working long hours Using his initiative Being responsible

And all those qualities, inrepparttar end, will secure himrepparttar 128873 promotion he has been aiming for.

So my theme here will be proved that ‘Hard work leads to success’ because my character succeeds inrepparttar 128874 end.

Fromrepparttar 128875 examples I have given so far, you may have noticed that my stories end on a happy note. Yours don’t have to. The ending will depend onrepparttar 128876 story you are writing and how you,repparttar 128877 writer, prefers to end it.

I could have donerepparttar 128878 reverse with this theme. I could have said,

“Hard work doesn’t lead to success.”

My story will berepparttar 128879 same but inrepparttar 128880 end I will haverepparttar 128881 character missing out onrepparttar 128882 promotion. Both themes will be proved because I have proved them in my story.

Any theme can work in a story providing you can prove it.

Have you proved your theme?

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Creative Writing Tips - Does The Name You Chose Suit Your Character?

Written by Nick Vernon


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5.They Shouldn’t Start With The Same Letter

If you’re going to have two main characters in your story and their names start withrepparttar same letter, it will read a little awkwardly.

Example…

David and Debra Sam and Sue George and Gina

6.Surnames

Like we carefully chooserepparttar 128871 first name for our characters, we have to be careful when selecting their surnames. Just like first names, there are certain surnames, which sound better than others.

When selecting a surname, make sure it has a pleasant ring, when used withrepparttar 128872 first name. Using names, which rhyme like, Jeff Jefferson, sound amusing. If this isrepparttar 128873 effect you wish to create then using it is fine.

7.Stereotype Names

Are you thinking of naming your character Adolph or Judas? There’s nothing wrong with these names, except forrepparttar 128874 fact that we tend to associate them with that single person in history who bore them. Will your reader trust your hero if you name him Judas?

8.Famous Names

I recall a quote I once read which went something like this…

“Nothing grows underrepparttar 128875 shade of a tree.”

If you name your character Elvis, Madonna etc.. Will your character be able to outshinerepparttar 128876 ultra famous person of whomrepparttar 128877 world knows? I doubt it.

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When naming characters there are also a few other points to consider…

Naming them will not only depend on what kind of people they are, but who their parents or guardians were (ifrepparttar 128878 parents or guardians play some sort of role in your story). After all, we don’t name ourselves, do we? So take into considerationrepparttar 128879 following…

1)What kind of people arerepparttar 128880 parents?

a)Free spirited?

Unusual names will rank highly amongst people like this.

For example,

The seasons ofrepparttar 128881 year Or perhaps a month inrepparttar 128882 year Or an object Etc

b)Conservative?

These types of people tend to userepparttar 128883 full name rather than an abbreviated version of it.

For example,

Kathleen instead of Kat Michael instead of Mike Etc

2)What Is The Parents/Guardians Nationality?

If they’re traditional, they will choose a name, which is popular in their country. Also traditional parents/guardians tend to give their childrenrepparttar 128884 names of their own parents or other relatives.

Look atrepparttar 128885 name you chose for your main characters. Doesrepparttar 128886 name suit them?

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