Theme isn't just for English class — it's the emotional heartbeat of your story. In Week 9 of our Write Your Story series, we’re exploring how theme gives your writing depth, clarity, and resonance. Whether it’s resilience, freedom, love, or transformation, your theme helps guide both you and your reader toward meaning.
🎧 In this episode:
- How to uncover the theme in your personal story
- Using symbols and motifs to reinforce your message
- A simple rewrite trick to help your theme shine
✍️ Writing prompts this week will help you:
- Boil your story down to one powerful sentence
- Identify repeated symbols and explore what they might mean
- Rewrite a scene through the lens of your theme
- Get creative with a hands-on symbolic drawing or collage exercise
📚 Plus, we highlight two powerful writing resources:
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg and You Don’t Have to Be Famous by Steve Zousmer — both packed with encouragement, wisdom, and down-to-earth advice.
🕯 Final Thought:
Theme isn’t something you force — it’s something you find. It’s the deeper truth that’s already there, waiting to be seen and shaped. Remember, your story matters. Your truth is a gift. And your words? They’re more powerful than you know.
— Jen 💛
Podcast theme "Resiient," By Joey Helpish.
Full podcast theme, "Resilient," by Joey Helpish. All rights reserved.
Thank you for listening!
Jennifer Chambers
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