Write the story you’ve always wanted to write. Stant Litore’s third toolkit for writers will empower you to sharpen your story’s thematic intensity. Theme is your answer to the question, Why does this story matter? Why does this story matter to each of your characters, and why does it matter to you? Why this story? What hold does it have on your heart? If you find the most compelling answer to that question - and then write that answer into every scene in your book - you’ll have a story that will matter to readers, too. This toolkit provides a sequence of 30 story-building exercises plus guidelines on how to craft a thematic outline for your story and use it as a potent tool for revision. In these pages, explore how character, theme, and plot interact; how what matters most in your story gets expressed through each character’s unique voice and gets performed dramatically through your plot; and discover how a mastery of theme can help you establish a powerful threshold text to begin your story, solve the saggy middle, and deliver a denouement that your readers will never forget.
Advance Review
Learning to write fiction that moves readers is a lifelong pursuit, but successful writers often struggle with showing others how they do it. For that, you need a good teacher. Stant Litore is an extraordinary teacher, and in Write Stories Your Readers Won’t Forget he shares what he knows in clear, practical and profound chapters. Packed with insight, examples, and exercises, Stant’s book will cut years off your learning curve. - James Van Pelt, author of Pandora’s Gun
Reviews for Stant Litore’s Other Toolkits for Emerging Writers
Not only is the advice great, but there’s a warmth to the chapters that makes writing inviting rather than intimidating. - Todd Mitchell, author of The Traitor King and The Last Panther
There are other worldbuilding books out there; this is the one you want. - Travis Heerman, author of the Ronin trilogy
A master class: Litore has created an accessible, comprehensive approach. - S.G. Redling, author of Flowertown and Damocles
This is a clear, comprehensive, and beautifully written guide that will not only help emerging writers to find their voices and build imaginative worlds and characters, but one that will also prove invaluable to experienced writers seeking to spark their creative impulses or deepen the worlds they create. - Angela Mitchell, author of Falada and Dancing Days
