Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Apr 05 2019
Story legacy
Last night we attended a dinner and meeting where part of the table decor included items made by one of our members who recently passed away. Many of us remarked that it felt as though he had left part of him with us, a legacy of his care and his craftsmanship that we could always point to as we held him in our hearts.
People talk about the universal theme of a piece of fiction and how important that theme is. I'm beginning to think that a univeral theme may be important, but the real thing I want to leave with the reader is a legacy that he or she can carry around for a very long time. The legacy takes the story beyong universal. It becomes personal as it bumps up against their life and values and mirrors what they hold dear in their path in life.
posted at: 10:33 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Last night we attended a dinner and meeting where part of the table decor included items made by one of our members who recently passed away. Many of us remarked that it felt as though he had left part of him with us, a legacy of his care and his craftsmanship that we could always point to as we held him in our hearts.
People talk about the universal theme of a piece of fiction and how important that theme is. I'm beginning to think that a univeral theme may be important, but the real thing I want to leave with the reader is a legacy that he or she can carry around for a very long time. The legacy takes the story beyong universal. It becomes personal as it bumps up against their life and values and mirrors what they hold dear in their path in life.
posted at: 10:33 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry