queenoftheskies

Jan. 5th, 2006

To get out of your writing in 2006?

While publication or an agent is an okay answer, is there anything else? Anything personal you hope to get out of your writing that doesn't involve the outside world?

Current Mood: inquiring

Or does the theme evolve in your writing?

Do you start out with one? Or do you tell the story you have to tell and watch themes evolve while you write?

How important do you believe theme is in a story?

Do you believe that readers go into a story looking for a theme?

How important is theme in your writing?

Current Mood: curious

In fact, I think I'd kill for some good chocolate right about now. LOL.

I've been this way off and on for two days. It usually hits me suddenly and I think I'm going to DIE if I don't get chocolate.

Isn't that bizarre? Cause, normally, I can take it or leave it...though, I like it, of course.

The problem is that one usually has to actually make a quest out of finding decent sugar free chocolate.

There's the semi-cheap stuff at Walmart, but that requires a trip to Walmart. There's the more expensive Russell Stover that can often be found at the grocery store...but not always.

Then there's the GOOD stuff. It takes a trip to the mall and a pocket full of money. It comes in many kinds, including...drool...truffles. Mmmmmm....

Except that there's this Super Walmart where my sister lives that has sugar free Baby Ruth bars. Yummy. I love those things.

I filled out a card at my Albertsons to see if they can order them for me by the ton (okay, maybe not quite that many...by the dozen is more like it), but...alas...sniffle...they haven't called me about it yet.

I think I need to keep a stash here at work for the run-down times when I'm really CRAVING the stuff.

Live and learn, I guess. :)

Current Mood: craving chocolate

Have you ever had an agent/editor/publisher/etc. ask you to identify the theme of your work?

Have they ever discussed it with you? Made comment that it needed to be strenghtened? Or was too strong?

Back when I was pitching screenplays, that was one of the questions production company execs liked to ask. "What's the theme of your screenplay?"

So, I was curious.

Current Mood: curious

Had my first big disaster of 2006.

Stressed a while. Too tired to stress any more. Going to sleep for now. (I hope.)

Out of the Darkness

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