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Day: January 25, 2014

Questionable: Premise, Central Story Question, Theme

January 25, 2014July 4, 2019 ~ Jenny ~ 23 Comments

S asked:

‘Premise’. ‘Theme’. And the ‘Central Story Question’. Always hear these terms and blank out. Are they the same thing? How do you use them practically to make your work better? Are they things you think about upfront or try and pick out from a completed rough draft? How do they involve the characters?

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