DiscoverEssential Guide to Writing a NovelEpisode 160 - Should our story have a theme?
Episode 160 - Should our story have a theme?

Episode 160 - Should our story have a theme?

Update: 2025-04-11
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Best-selling writers disagree on the importance of a theme in stories.  Here are thoughts on whether we should present a theme in our novel or short story.  And famous authors on their writing discipline.  Plus, mixing genres when telling an agent or publisher about our novel.

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Episode 160 - Should our story have a theme?

Episode 160 - Should our story have a theme?

James Thayer