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"A story doesn't need a theme in order to be good" I'm only saying this once but a theme isn't some secret coded message an author weaves into a piece so that your English teacher can talk about Death or Family. A theme is a summary of an idea in the work. If the story is "Susan went grocery shopping and saw a weird bird" then it might have themes like 'birds don't belong in grocery stores' or 'nature is interesting and worth paying attention to' or 'small things can be worth hearing about.' Those could be the themes of the work. It doesn't matter if the author intended them or not, because reading is collaborative and the text gets its meaning from the reader (this is what "death of the author" means).

Every work has themes in it, and not just the ones your teachers made you read in high school. Stories that are bad or clearly not intended to have deep messages still have themes. It is inherent in being a story. All stories have themes, even if those themes are shallow, because stories are sentences connected together for the purpose of expressing ideas, and ideas are all that themes are.

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*puts hands on hollywood exec's shoulders, staring unblinking into their eyes* listen to me. you will never get people who hate musicals to like musicals by making your musical less of a musical. if you hide the fact that your film is a musical in the advertising, you're going to get a lot of low ratings from people who hate musicals and went into your movie not expecting a musical and got one anyway. people who hate musicals will hate them no matter how realistic and diegetic and lowkey you try to make it. they will hate musicals even if you completely excise anything complicated, over the top, silly, or even slightly challenging. they will hate musicals even if you cut half the songs. they will hate musicals even if you cast that a-lister who can't sing worth a damn. stop trying to market to people who hate musicals. they're a lost cause. your audience should be people who love musicals. this half-assed middle ground pisses off both camps. just embrace the fact that your movie is a musical. lean into it. don't try and trick musical haters into coming to your film when you could be marketing to the theater kids. better cringe than a coward.

#mean girls #musicals #musical theatre

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I've said it before, but I reread Emma, so I'm saying it again.

George Knightley is THE Austen Hero. He is kind, compassionate, never condescends. He is so nice that not once, but TWICE, he is mistaken for being in love when he's not. He may be strict and rational, but he isn't cold. He plays with his nieces and nephews and helps keep the peace between family members. He calls Emma out, but only because he wants to help her be the best possible version of herself. He moves into Hartfield at the end, something completely unheard of in those days, because he knows Emma would never leave her father and he would never ask her to.

He is just. The Peak.

#he is the standard #mr knightley #Emma #Emma 2020 #Emma Woodhouse #George Knightley

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her healing journey is so special to me

#“its just a stupid bus” #sex education #aimee gibbs #sex ed netflix

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THIS IS LIKE WHEN THE MOB BOSS GIVES YOU A HUG BEFORE ORDERING YOUR EXECUTION

#“im gonna roast your ass in a couple of months ;)” #poor harry #Taylor Swift #1989 taylor's version

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rb and put in the tags your ONE favorite vault track from each rerecord. no ties, choose only one from each!

#mr perfectly fine #all too well 10 #i can see you #slut!

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1989 is for anxiety girlies who have a cup of coffee in one hand and other clutching onto sink saying it's gonna be okay i will be the best it's good it's good i am good

#1989tv #mother knows about us #taylor swift #1989 taylor's version

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Swifties waiting to see whether "Slut!" is heart wrenching or just plain sassy

#and its also the best #slut! taylor’s version #taylor swift #1989tv

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"your new girl is my clone" would've caused deaths in 2014 what the FUCK

#is it over now? #holy shit #that and 'if she's got blue eyes i will surmise that you'll probably date her' #📀: 1989 tv #🎤: taylor swift #taylor swift #1989tv

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This is a picture of my friend Becky. She used to be a happy, popular girl until one night she snorted marijuana at a party. She died instantly. Please, don’t do marijuana. It’s the most dangerous drug out there. Please don’t wind up like Becky.

#NO WAY IS THIS ACTUALLY THE POST™???? THE REAL POST??? #im so lucky wow #taylor swift #no its becky

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Taylor tore my favorite man to shreds in just 5 tracks and I gotta respect her for that

#i'm sad for him but at the same time #lietening to now that we dont talk #ON REPEAT #Taylor swift #harry styles #1989 taylor's version #1989 tv #taylor swift 1989

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and we thought he was safe 😭

#taylor swift #1989 tv #1989 #haylor #harry styles #1989 taylor's version #is it over now?

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#Schmidt is a Ken confirmed.

#he is kenough #new girl #Schmidt

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jane austen was right!!!!! i AM half agony half hope!!!!! if i loved you less i COULD talk about it more!!!!!!!! i WAS in the middle before i knew i had begun!!!!!!!

#so true #Austen

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Mammia Mia, Jennifer's Body, and Venom are three movies made entirely for the girlies that straight men just didn't understand.

#mamma mia #jennifers body #venom #they never will

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Barbie (2023) really had Barbie say “hey. I know the reason you hurt me is because I hurt you. I’m sorry I hurt you, because you didn’t deserve that. I know you are a better person than this, and you are fully capable of being that person. I can’t change the past, and I don’t think we can be in each other’s lives anymore without hurting each other, but i am sorry and I want you to be happy. I want you to find your identity and love yourself and live.” and then she realizes she’s also talking about herself.

she’s saying “I deserve to live. We both deserve to live.” it is one of the kindest things I have ever seen done to someone and to themselves in any piece of media ever

#barbie movie #Barbie

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writers' resources

sick of using "very _____" ? : https://www.losethevery.com/

want to simplify your writing ? : https://hemingwayapp.com/

writing buddies / motivation ? : https://nanowrimo.org

word you're looking for but don't know ? : https://www.onelook.com/thesaurus/

need a fantasy name ? : https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/

need a fantasy name ? : https://nameberry.com/

want a name with meaning ? : https://www.behindthename.com/

who wants a map maker! : https://inkarnate.com/

story building / dnd ? : https://www.worldanvil.com/

need some minimalistic writing time ? : https://zenpen.io/

running out of ideas ? : https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/

setting a goal ? how about 3 pages / day ? : https://new.750words.com/

what food did they eat ? : https://www.foodtimeline.org/

questions on diversity within writing ? : https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/

now what was that colour called ? : https://ingridsundberg.com/2014/02/04/the-color-thesaurus/

want more? : https://www.tumblr.com/blog/lyralit :]

#creative writing #reblogging for later