tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post1724783091591521901..comments2024-02-08T05:57:40.157-08:00Comments on The Writing Game: L: the LieJennifer Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-62514344908509874402014-04-15T06:11:32.153-07:002014-04-15T06:11:32.153-07:00You fixed it! Sorry, hated to leave a comment abou...You fixed it! Sorry, hated to leave a comment about it, but I couldn't find your email.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-28124498269520154432014-04-15T00:09:24.890-07:002014-04-15T00:09:24.890-07:00In my soon-to-be-released novel, my MC is sneaky, ...In my soon-to-be-released novel, my MC is sneaky, so lies abound. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-81298401854128594622014-04-14T20:56:30.378-07:002014-04-14T20:56:30.378-07:00I'm going to have to mull over this thought. I...I'm going to have to mull over this thought. I hadn't heard this before (at least in this form).<br /><br />Hmmm... In one of my stories, the MC believes that her magic isn't very powerful, she's barely a wizard, and that attack on her life wasn't meant for her.<br /><br />I'm going to have to put more thought into this.<br /><br />Liz A. from <a href="http://lawsofgravity.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Laws of Gravity</a>Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-13389918989685412292014-04-14T15:59:08.674-07:002014-04-14T15:59:08.674-07:00I have a CP who believes in this and was encourage...I have a CP who believes in this and was encouraged by editors to use it to help hammer out her character arcs. My characters believe a lot of lies, and when they think they've overcome them, the lies can turn out to be truths. It's all subjective and shades of gray for me - and I love twists! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-3731194492750725092014-04-14T10:21:31.076-07:002014-04-14T10:21:31.076-07:00Awesome reminder of digging out the core elements ...Awesome reminder of digging out the core elements in your story. <br /><br />Alexia believes she's doomed to a predetermined fate (arranged marriage without love), but discovers the power to decide her own future. (In England, the 1760's, coming from a noble family.)<br /><br /><a href="http://crystalcollier.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">True Heroes from A to Z</a>Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-10369969703686288992014-04-14T10:18:27.111-07:002014-04-14T10:18:27.111-07:00I've never heard about this- the lie your char...I've never heard about this- the lie your character believes- but it's so true. <br />I had one character believe escaping from her average life would be awesome, and another thinking she'd gotten over the past. The one I'm working on now, my MC thinks she's a bad person who doesn't deserve to be loved. <br />Great post!Melanie Stanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065112319140571241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-21431049128414729892014-04-14T09:53:39.694-07:002014-04-14T09:53:39.694-07:00Great post for the letter 'L'!Great post for the letter 'L'! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-86302636223837926592014-04-14T08:06:53.775-07:002014-04-14T08:06:53.775-07:00I thought I fixed that:) Must not have saved it. T...I thought I fixed that:) Must not have saved it. Thanks! Hopefully, I took care of it. I'm so brain dead when it comes to technology!! P.S. Your lie sounds like a lie we sell to ourselves:) Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180114125342729705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-58387599784608293282014-04-14T08:01:16.488-07:002014-04-14T08:01:16.488-07:00That's a helpful way to develop the character ...That's a helpful way to develop the character and story.<br />In my first book, the lie the character believes is that he doesn't need anyone.<br />(Jennifer, did you know word verification is still on?)Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-30440918224587364542014-04-14T05:32:09.779-07:002014-04-14T05:32:09.779-07:00My main character believes that the plantation own...My main character believes that the plantation owner she forced herself to marry (in order to help her family out of a financial bind) murdered a slaves. It takes place in 1859 and 1860, on the eve of the Civil War.<br /><br />Smart post--I haven't thought about what a powerful plot device a lie can be even though it is driving my own novel.Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-54226436224021233972014-04-14T05:23:51.340-07:002014-04-14T05:23:51.340-07:00Fun game! Let's see...in the book I'm writ...Fun game! Let's see...in the book I'm writing now, I'd say the lie is that she believes she can't fix things...when actually she learns she can. She also learns that not everyone will think she's crazy if she tells the truth about what's happening to her.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.com