“‘Commonplace’ is a translation of the Latin term locus communis which means ‘a theme or argument of general application,’ such as a statement of proverbial wisdom.” — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_places

I think finding common themes in other people’s stories may help me use those themes in my own stories. I’m putting my theme collection on the web in the hopes that public scrutiny will force me to take better notes.

My common places are mostly organized by the story I found them in. As such, they may spoil the story, so if you don’t like spoilers, be careful what you read in this part of my wiki.