Mibba's Thoughts: Morals and Messages

Writing is more than just what's on the surface. Often, there are hidden messages inside a piece that are meant for the reader. In this week's edition of Mibba's Thoughts, Mibbians discuss messages and morals.

I take reading as a serious business and most times when I read a story, I always want there to be a message or moral inlaying in it. It could be a huge moral, or something small. My story 'The Girl in the Window' has a lot of multiple ones that are portrayed by different character personas. But it's more of an environmental/cultural story, aimed at a certain crowd.

-Ayana Sioux

The message can be interpreted from your work, I have an underlying moral for 'Over Exposure' which will get revealed closer to the time, but if you don't have a moral you can easily pick out one, even from a small part of the story.

-purple haze.

I think every story has a message in it, no matter how deep or flat that message is. Even if the story is just about some girl running off with a band, there's a message to be taken from that. It just depends on how you look at it.

-Katie Mosing

What I'm writing lately, the message seems to boil down to taking responsibility for your actions, you create your own way in life, and punishing yourself for your sins doesn't make you happy or reach atonement.

It's never said like that, but it's pretty much how it goes . . .

-dru is beautiful

I hate when authors get really, super preachy.

I read a story once and it went something like... "No one likes ___ because she was a republican. A dirty stinking no-good republican." It could have been vaguely understandable if it was satirical but it was wasn't.

(I'm not even American and don't know enough about American politics, the democrats, the republicans or the independents to make an informed decision but still...show some respect yeah?) I don't know why but this story seriously irked me.

-Venomous.

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