With oleander and. Otherwise known as "Just let the story tell itself" : comments.
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In my experience (that's both me writing, and me watching other people write, and me talking to writers), the more you set out to "say something" that will be heralded in Lit classes, the less likely you are to set forth a compelling story. Not ALWAYS, obviously, but it seems to be a disturbing trend. Conversely, if you just set out to tell a good story, it tends to "Say Something" anyway, whether it be about the corruption of power, or that sometimes people may have to let themselves be seen as villains in order to do the right thing, or the fact that you cannot completely separate the perceived "bad" from the perceived "good" in the world without everything falling down around you eventually.
And those are just examples of what my current novel-in-outlining looks like it might say. I just wanted to tell a good story.
Granted, it's all about how your brain works, too, but... you tell a damn good story, girly. Focus on the story, and the meaning will be there whether you plan it or not.
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*solemn sage nod*
And hey, even if you already know it, sometimes it's good to hear it from someone else. <3
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Or, well, okay, that's not strictly true, but it's true enough. ♥