Oh, I bust out the big guns in this one. There are so, so, so many misconceptions about theme, and I do my very best to clear them up and set you all on the straight and narrow.
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Timeline
0:00 Intro
1:06 Theme = Topic
2:10 You Need a Theme Before You Begin Writing
3:53 Your Theme Should be Explicitly Stated
5:38 A Theme Should be a Strongly Held Conviction
7:30 Your Protagonist’s Convictions Are Your Theme
8:26 Every Character Should Support Your Theme
10:12 You Need Multiple Themes
11:27 You Can Change Your Theme
12:20 Resolution Just Restates Your Theme