The MAJOR MISTAKE Writers Make When Writing Themes

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Chapters
00:00 Writing Strong Themes Without Overpowering Your Audience
01:56 Housekeeping, Spoilers, and Today's Topic
03:16 Theme Can Be A Journey Not A Statement
09:45 Key Plot Moments Should Reflect Theme
14:52 The Power Of Failure
20:25 How to Avoid Preachy Themes
21:30 Why Themes Matter

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Referenced / Shown Books
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The Witcher
Name of the Wind

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Referenced / Shown Movies and TV Shows
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Jacob's Ladder
Poor Things
The Lobster
Berserk 1997

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Referenced / Shown Games
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The Witcher


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Writing FAILURE Makes Your Themes STRONGER
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