Character Relationships and Themes by C-A-Harland, journal
Character Relationships and Themes
The relationships between your characters can be a powerful tool for reminding your readers what the core themes and objectives are in your story. They act as a reinforcement, getting into the subconscious of the reader and subtly guiding them down the right track. Without this link between relationships and themes it is very easy for the reader to become distracted from the core themes, or to lose sight of them entirely.
For example, if your story revolves around a character who is trying to find the identity of her lost family, but every relationship involving her is a romantic one, your reader may become confused as to whether they are re
The Serpent and The Mermaid Epilogue by eternal1990, literature
Literature
The Serpent and The Mermaid Epilogue
A lone mermaid sat in the hidden bushes of the of the palace.
She was looking above to the palace balcony to see a brunette man, staring out into the ocean.
Tears fell from the mermaid's eyes. It had been almost ten years since had made the final deal to save her brother from the wicked siren that she now called her husband.
She did everything she could to keep him happy, but there wasn't a day that went by that she didn't think about her family and life on land.
Her brother, grandfather, uncle, and of her friends that she had, they never would what would happen to her. They didn't even remember her name.
Bill had erased everyone's memor
The Serpent and The Mermaid Prologue by eternal1990, literature
Literature
The Serpent and The Mermaid Prologue
Prologue
Back in the world was ancient and fresh, Humanity lived and thrived.
Humans while having existed for thousands of years were still fresh and new.
They were quickly exceling in the arts of music, sculpture and the most wonderful use of storytelling writing.
The humans would write and record about everything that had thought and seen; and back in those days of ancient times, humanity was surrounded by all sorts of mythological creatures.
Some stories were told of gods blending in with humanity and seeing how they lived.
While others told of braves heroes slaying terrifying monsters, for heroic deeds or for glory.
Yes, the land w