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Strengthening the Themes in Your Book --- Guest Post by Merrie Destefano, Author of LOST GIRLS

Themes, tropes, motifs --- you've probably heard all of these words in your English class at school and been asked a question or two about them on a quizz or test. But have you ever thought about how an author goes about weaving important themes into his or her work? The answer isn't quite as easy as you may expect. Below, Merrie Destefano, author of LOST GIRLS --- a gritty and unpredictable thriller about a normal girl who wakes up in a ditch, missing a year of her life --- discusses how she worked several popular themes into her book.

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