Storied Life of A.J. Fikry ~ Gabrielle Zeven ~ June Book Club Online

[JoanK]

LEAH: we were posting together. You all are my favorite cats. Meow.

[bellamarie]

Leah, Thank you for the link.  I especially like these few points in the article:

So don’t get caught up in excavating theme and holding it up to the light for inspection. In fiction, theme is best implied, running as a current underneath the characters and actions on the page.

Sometimes people get too caught up in analytical thinking of fiction stories they forget to "feel" the characters and events happening.  I especially enjoyed this discussion because we allowed ourselves to really feel and get to know each of the characters.

Again, I will say thank you to everyone who participated.  Happy 4th of July!!!  *  *  * 

[PatH]

Thanks, Joan, for a super discussion, and Ella for suggesting it.