Focus on one Theme/Big idea

Your theme or big idea is your editing tool.

You always want to think about what you’re leaving your audience with thematically. What’s the theme of your story, what’s the big idea?. Your story will be filled with lots of specifics, of course. In fact, one of the most beau...

Ignore the details at first, or what cannot be done. Instead, focus on the big picture and on the possibilities of bringing an idea to fruition. Later, you must ask effective questions that break down the idea into workable parts — making them practical and real-life scenarios.

Start with a plan. After that you can split the big deal – the whole text into small little pieces. What to use:

• Common sense (your feelings). Think what will be useful for your audience.
• Competi...