We are all the same.
So claims Brian McDonald in The Golden Theme: How to Make Your Writing Appeal to the Highest Common Denominator.
He’s right.
Crediting his discovery of this Golden Theme to a walk through a cemetery, Mr. McDonald enlightens his readers to the simple fact that all who lived before were warmed by the same sun and slept under the same night sky. While birth and death are the most overt connections each individual shares, we also share in thirst and hunger; we all worry, dream, lament, laugh and cry; and as a popular children’s book so eloquently states - everybody poops.
Recognizing our base connections as human beings is key to understanding The Golden Theme and instilling it in one’s writing. Creating characters that are relatable is essential for crafting stories that will resonate with audiences. Brian McDonald offers myriad Golden Theme examples and applicable anecdotes in this solid follow up to Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories that Resonate.
Some may fail to grasp the profound lessons in Brian McDonald’s writings. His teachings are not of a traditional do-this/don’t-do-that format. Instead he offers large, digestible nuggets of story guidance for the hungry scribe seeking more depth in his or her writing.
Deceptively deep for the quick read it is, The Golden Theme is a solid (gold) addition to any storyteller's library.
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