How Do I Convey Theme Effectively?

The following article first appeared in Kathy Pooler’s excellent blog, Memoir Writer’s Journey.

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Underlying all of your stories is its theme. The theme is really a message, the global way in which you understand your story – either in its entirety or in its parts. The theme conveys the essence of the you (or the them) that you want the reader, and history, to know and understand. The theme provides spirit to your piece, the breath of life that individualizes your life story.

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