Learning to Lie

I’VE TOLD MANY lies for a while now, and in this little space, I’ll show you how to be successful at it. As a writer, I live in two different universes–my real world and the world of my book people. While living my real life, I seek peace and tranquility; I tend to avoid conflict. In fact, I’ll go to great lengths to restore stability around myself. I avoid confrontation, and anything that could turn my life upside down. I’m not a risk taker at all.

However, when inhabiting the world where my book people live, conflict is inevitable. Confronting your enemy is necessary and fighting for what you want is mandatory. Winning is not an option. Without all these conflicts, reading their story would seem boring and uninteresting.

So, when I enter the book people’s world, I must separate myself from the real world. It’s hard; I’ve failed so many times. Why? Because I have to lie. Writing a story or novel requires a disciplined effort of displacement from the real world. I fabricate conflict and even gloat over it. The strongest the conflict is, the more captivating the story is.

Throughout this blog, I’ll share with you my writing journey, and how I do anything to procrastinate from getting the story written down—like taking pictures of flowers and garden creatures, baking, and crafting. Don’t say I didn’t warn you, though. Because my Learning to Lie blog is not only contagious, it also derails you from your work. It’s means you’re procrastinating, too….

Disclaimer: All content in Learning to Lie is set in fiction. It’s about how to craft your story with charming exaggeration to captivate your readers and persuade them to keep reading until the last page.