During generative writing, new ideas are:

often generated by events happening around the writer
generally discouraged
often drawn from other writers' ideas
largely ignored; they will occur later in the process

Which statement is true about the theme of a short story? a. the theme is directly stated in the story. b. the theme is the message the author wants to convey. c. the theme is the purpose of the story. d. the theme is the same as the subject of the story.