THE PATH THROUGH NANOWRIMO
When Do You Lie to People? Why?
My Thought Process on a New Book
I’m thinking about my new book today. I’m thinking about motivation, and I’m thinking about my characters. This is an early day think for me. I don’t know how other people move through the planning stages of their novels, but I thought I would take you through my own path. At least, for this book.
To answer the question: When and why do you lie to people, my first thought would be to shelter them or to shelter me. Why would I lie? Because I care or because I am afraid.
You’d think telling the truth would be the more honest and better option, but could you imagine talking to an eight-year-old kid and telling them about the scary stuff we adults are afraid of? From my experience, kids want to feel loved and protected. They appreciate honesty but loving and caring might be more important. How do I know? I was a kid.
I can remember, as kids, we all asked Mom who she loved best. I understand, not as a mother, but as an adult, she must have loved us all equally. At least, I would hope so. I know through the years, we certainly tested her patience.
I can’t really ask her since she’s dead, and a question like that now, as a psychic, I would consider suspect. I would hope that she would say she loved us all equally; that is probably what would come through SpiritSpeak just because I want it so.
I know now that my father’s behavior contributed to a lot of the angst we felt, which later became hatred for me, at least, and some of us ended up being outrageous assholes.
I had a friend who was a psychotherapist who said something that disturbed me a lot at the time and through the years. He said my mother contributed every bit as much to my uncomfortable childhood and anxiety-ridden adulthood as much as my father did. I’ve had years to think about it, and the puzzle pieces fit. It doesn’t mean I love her any less for it. I understand what happened.
They say the first book a writer writes is going to be autobiographical in nature. I think it’s likely more than one book. So, thinking about writing my next book, these are the thoughts that are rising up today.
Fear
Love
Assholes
Just something to think about. Shoot. Come to think of it, Fear, Love, and Assholes might not be such a bad title — just a thought.
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