Freewrite on Lying
Welcome to another freewrite Friday. You likely know the drill.
Sit down with your writing tools of choice, and write about lying. This week I’m going to participate with a little free write of my own.
I got my start in storytelling with lies. When I was young, I told fantastic stories about myself, my family, and just about anything I could think of. I was amazed at the power I held when I began to talk of my fantastic adventures. At that age I didn’t understand the concept of deception, I only knew the complete high I got from creating a world for others and then taking them with me.
The other children believed I was pure Native American (I’m only a quarter, I think), that I used to live out west, that my dad was a famous baseball player, and much more. I lied about fantastic creatures living around the country house I grew up in. I lied about wanting to run away to my tribe, where I would be welcomed. I likely said I was a princess of the tribe too, but I can’t remember for sure.
I later learned what lies were in all there forms and about the concept of deception, and I began putting my stories where they belonged - on paper. It was no longer about convincing people my fantastic tales were true, it was merely about writing a good story and bringing people there to enjoy it as much as I enjoyed it in my head.
Then again, that’s what fiction writing is, isn’t it? One fantastic lie. One huge tale that never happened, but we’re interested in what it is and where it’s going anyway.
If you’d like to read another freewrite on lying, check out Amanda’s freewrite on lying and your job.
August 10th, 2007 at 7:27 am
My Freewrite Friday is up
August 11th, 2007 at 5:47 am
Thank you Amanda.
August 12th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Huh. You beat me to it.
GMTA…
August 12th, 2007 at 11:15 pm
Yes?