How to Find Your Story’s THEME and Make Your Book UNPUTDOWNABLE w/ Maxwell Alexander Drake (Part 2)

Finding the right theme for your story is so important. Themes are the secret ingredient to making books unputdownable and easy for readers to fall in love with. But what is a theme, and how do you practically employ it to make your readers connect to your story?

In this video, I’m joined by Maxwell Alexander Drake, an epic fantasy author and the mastermind behind Dynamic Story Creation, which is the best book on writing I have ever read. In part 2 of this interview, Drake shares his screen and goes through a chapter of one of his epic fantasy books, sharing how he outlines, develops the major theme, and plots out reversals. This is some really cool information. You don't want to miss it!

WATCH PART 1 OF THIS VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoao5MB05nE&t=35s

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Visit DrakeU, Drake's online teaching website: https://www.drakeu.com/

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 I’m YA author Claire Fraise
0:46 How Drake outlines his scenes (POV, theme, reversals, turns, plot points, etc)
6:21 How Drake starts writing
8:21 5 editing passes
25:20 Questions for beta readers
29:54 How do you make readers connect to your characters?
56:19 The importance of empathy
56:42 Can you tell us where everyone can find your books, DrakeU, and your other writing resources?
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