Beyond Theme: Story’s New Unified Field by James Bonnet
What is the true source of unity in a great story and how is that unity achieved? According to the dictionary, unity is the state of being one. And today it is generally agreed that a story should be about one thing ’ but what is that one thing? Is it the subject, the theme, [...]
Beyond Theme: Story’s New Unified Field – Part II by James Bonnet
This article posted with permission from The Writers Store. (http://writersstore.com) In Part I of this series (read Part I here), I began an examination of the true source of unity in a great story and how that unity can be achieved. I introduced you to four of the elements that can influence that unity and [...]
Beyond Theme: Story’s New Unified Field – Part III by James Bonnet
This article posted with permission from The Writers Store. (http://writersstore.com) In the first two parts of this series I began an examination of the true source of unity in a great story and how that unity can be achieved. I introduced you to eight of the elements that can influence that unity and add significantly [...]
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