tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post3867859412566026553..comments2024-03-28T01:11:53.559-07:00Comments on Electric Spec Editor Blog: More on Themeslesleylsmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-66496772190007974252011-01-24T09:38:30.915-07:002011-01-24T09:38:30.915-07:00Wow, this is a long post, Editor Betsy.
Peter'...Wow, this is a long post, Editor Betsy.<br />Peter's right: it is very thought-provoking. Anti-themes are also very thought-provoking. Hhm...<br />How does all this fit in short fiction, however?<br />Also, if our subconscious always goes to certain themes or anti-themes, does that mean we should try harder to come up with something that challenges us more as writers?<br />A lot of good food for thought.lesleylsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-23563910853046343572011-01-24T08:20:35.924-07:002011-01-24T08:20:35.924-07:00Interesting to think about anti-themes, Peter!
Fa...Interesting to think about anti-themes, Peter!<br /><br />Family is pretty compelling, Rebecca,ssashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527483283426518167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-44967856112318049482011-01-24T07:41:51.012-07:002011-01-24T07:41:51.012-07:00Totally agree. I always seem to end up writing ab...Totally agree. I always seem to end up writing about family, even when I don't intend to!Rebecca Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712973270179425570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-61160423594206574452011-01-23T21:10:18.532-07:002011-01-23T21:10:18.532-07:00Wonderful post, thought-provoking. My themes incl...Wonderful post, thought-provoking. My themes include outcast and abandonment, friendship, overcoming hardship, self-discovery, self-defense, dark humor (often manifested as retaining sense of humor in dire circumstances), connectedness, duty, and justice.<br /><br />Have you thought of your anti-themes? For example, I have no patience for sappy love. Very selfish people who abdicate their responsibilities give me high blood pressure. Self-importance, self-righteousness, and arrogance make me retch.<br /><br />What's also interesting to me is that my wife can love a story while I loathe it--she might see the protagonists as arty, free spirits, for example, while I see them merely as flaky and selfish. Flip it around, and a protagonist I like might be introspective and determined, but she sees him as boring and antisocial.<br /><br />I thought a ton about this when planning out my current WIP, and I think it really helped me.PJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.com