HOW TO WRITE THEMES INTO YOUR STORY💡adding depth & meaning to your writing

→The first 500 people to use my link will get access to one of Skillshare’s best offers: 30 days free AND 40% off your first year of Skillshare membership!: https://skl.sh/shaelinwrites10231 RELATED VIDEOS: →The Three Planes of a Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSDKJli0GEI →How to Make Your Writing More Complex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3axR6Fm-KM →Subtext: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTmYPPFXz68 →Symbolism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAzLxxA2eEI&t=0s →The Unity of Form and Concept: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFpiPH1nF0M&t=12s →Linguistic Ecosystems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqoTDAQSNpU&t=4s →All my published work: https://linktr.ee/shaelinbishop →If you want to support my channel, you can tip me on ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/shaelinbishop MY SHORT STORIES: ☾Tabula Rasa - The Temz Review: https://www.thetemzreview.com/fiction-shaelin-bishop.html ☾How to Slaughter - The Common: https://www.thecommononline.org/how-to-slaughter/ ☾After Hours - Vagabond City Lit: https://vagabondcitylit.com/2022/04/18/after-hours-by-shaelin-bishop/ ☾Daughter of a King - Vagabond City Lit: https://vagabondcitylit.com/2022/03/21/daughter-of-a-king-by-shaelin-bishop/ ☾Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden - The Puritan: https://ex-puritan.ca/cherry-and-jane-in-the-garden-of-eden ☾Zugzwang - Plenitude: https://plenitudemagazine.ca/zugzwang/ ☾Elise Holding a Deer Mouse, 1829 - CAROUSEL: http://carouselmagazine.ca/c45-bishop/ ☾I Will Never Tell You This - The Puritan: https://ex-puritan.ca/never-tell-you-this ☾Solarium - Minola Review: http://www.minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop ☾Barefoot - The Fiddlehead [print only]: https://thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282 ☾Wishbone - PRISM international [print only]: http://prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live/ ☾Wishbone - video reading: https://vimeo.com/420052282 ☾Hold Me Under Till I See the Light - The New Quarterly: https://tnq.ca/story/hold-me-under-till-i-see-the-light/ ☾Beautiful Animal - Room: https://roommagazine.com/issues/twine ☾How You'll Feel After the War - PRISM international: http://prismmagazine.ca/2021/10/20/prism-60-1-wonder/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - intro 1:51 - ways to look at theme 6:30 - my approach to theme 7:31 - be specific rather than universal 8:40 - skillshare partnership 10:14 - let it emerge naturally 11:11 - express theme through the concrete story 13:16 - look at character arc, desires, & conflict 14:12 - explore on the page too 14:58 - reflect the theme in the form 16:08 - reflect theme in the language 16:50 - build theme into the worldbuilding 17:48 - theme should move 19:44 - use symbolism carefully 20:24 - theme can be messy FAQS →How old are you? - 26 →How long have you been writing? - Since I was 8 →Where do you live? - I keep that private for safety reasons, but I grew up in Vancouver. →Where did you go to university and what did you study? - I keep my university information private, but I majored in writing with a concentration in fiction. →What are your pronouns? - They/them or she/her →Where can I read your books? - None of my books are published yet, but you can read my published short fiction in my linktree (linked above!) →So when will your book be published? - I don’t know! I’m in the revision process right now, but I can’t predict exactly when I’ll have a book published. But I’m working on it! →Do you plan to traditionally publish or self publish? - Traditionally publish →Will you read my book/story/chapter/mentor me? - Unfortunately I cannot accommodate these requests because editing/critiquing is a labour intensive task that I can’t afford to do for free alongside my job, my own writing, and running this platform. If you would like to hire me for paid editing work, contact me privately on twitter or instagram. MORE WRITING TIPS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ WRITING VLOGS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7 BOOK REVIEWS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys SOCIAL Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaelinbishop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaelinbishop/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop