Tuesday 3 July 2007

Digging Deeper - How Literary Criticism Helps

One of the many things I struggle with while crafting a tale is how to find the deeper themes, the message. The point.

So you want to write a story that really moves your readers, and not one that they'll put down, and think, 'so what?'

Well, help is at hand. Visit The Toasted Scimitar, where Ardyth (the Dreaded One) discusses how Literary Criticism can be an invaluable tool in the revision of your work; something that helps you to dig deeper, and unearth those hidden messages you never knew were there. This is a clever, well executed article with a wonderful illustration demonstrating how to find and draw out the deeper themes of your story.

Don't pass this one by. I've added it to my writing resources folder. :)

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