Themes revisited…

Stephen King puts plot above themes in On Writing. As a reader and writer, I disagree. My themes drive my plots, and I look for that in my reading. In my little course “Writing Fiction” (free PDF download—see the web page “Free Stuff & Contests” at this website for a complete list, including free short fiction) and elsewhere, I mention themes v. plot. Themes should wind in and around the plot to make the latter more meaningful. A book without a plot rarely interests me when reading genre...