This puts a smile on my face. All our lives we are told lying is bad. It’s a sin. And then you become a writer of fiction. Now you have the freedom to tells as many lies as you want to because now you’re creating a story.
When we go to read a book, we don’t think about how it’s a completely made up story. A story the writer has spent hour upon hour writing and editing all from the made up story in the recess of the author’s head. Personally, I can’t wait for the day when my first book is finally in print and other people are reading it. I love how one lie can lead to another forming one story after the other.
In life I think we all wish we could lead a drama-free life. It sometimes feels like my family, not my immediate, there always seems to be some kind of drama. From my sister to whatever made up story she's told recently to something with my brother to something with…
It's interesting to think that when you are staring at a blank piece of paper, or in many cases today, a blank document on the computer screen, that we are all beginning writers. As far as literally, someone who's had several books published or been writing for several years is…
What a fun way to look at fiction writing! I still say imagination and storytelling are completely different than lying! 🙂
Voni, I can see what you mean, however, I think of those kids who could tell some of the greatest stories to their parents. Even though they were very imaginative and sounded good, the parents knew the child wasn’t telling the truth. I think, in a way, it’s like we are this kid where we have a big imagination because even though the story isn’t true (in this case the child is lying), it’s still enjoyable to listen to. I think with all great writers we dig deep within ourselves to find those stories that need to be told and put to the page. Although, it’s now called fiction and we no longer get in trouble for the stories we tell, which makes it all the more fun to do. 😀
Then, did Jesus lie? He told stories to help us understand. :))
No, of course not. Just like what we write isn’t. However, some people can think of storytelling as not telling the truth. Or when someone is actually lying they will say they’re “telling fiction” in those instances. In the end, if we’re all true to who we are as a writer we should be good to go. 🙂