Sentence, Theme and Premise
We had writing teacher, Kathryn Andersen as a guest speaker at the August meeting of my local Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW) group. She was an excellent presenter and gave the clearest explanation of premise that I have yet heard. This is what I learnt.
Three things you need to know about the book you are going to write.
- Sentence - One sentence that is a global statement about your book. This is what you would answer if someone asked you what your book was about. E.g A high school romance.
- Theme - What is your book really about? E.g Love and loss.
- Premise - What you, the writer believe about the theme. This must be expressed as an opinion. E.g Love always ends in tragedy.
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