tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post3990482517779527173..comments2023-06-16T07:21:59.344-04:00Comments on Jacqui's Room: LeBron and Me (a lie)Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-52709796289563295462010-03-24T23:11:40.420-04:002010-03-24T23:11:40.420-04:00Hey, I knew that LeBron story was a lie, because a...Hey, I knew that LeBron story was a lie, because at the time he was busy getting his butt kicked playing full-court one-on-one basketball against me. I won 42 million dollars in bets. IT'S TOTALLY TRUE...<br /><br />Lying-wise, I think one of the things I do that every writer <i>must</i> is make everything more, I don't know, interesting? Lively? Is it lying to chop out the mundane, uninteresting stuff of daily life? Or to write about undead aquarium fish?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-91313154370821750662010-03-24T15:53:11.767-04:002010-03-24T15:53:11.767-04:00I am a terrible liar in person, but I hope I can l...I am a terrible liar in person, but I hope I can lie on paper! But yes, details matter the most.<br /> <br />Just think, Lebron James' current FB status could be that he was the subject of Jacqui Robbin's blog post today!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-30266239398753741142010-03-24T15:06:55.613-04:002010-03-24T15:06:55.613-04:00Jonathon, writing is like yoga because some people...Jonathon, writing is like yoga because some people make it look so easy but I always get tied up in knots?<br /><br />cath, an active fantasy life is key to good writing, right?<br /><br />Dena, thanks. I am actually a far more guilty exaggerater than straight up liar. I always say, "But it makes a better story that way!"<br /><br />Kris, I love that game. But I wonder if I believe you; the hallmark of a good liar is pretending not to be :)<br /><br />Laura, of course he wasn't; you were busy with Johnny Depp, yes?Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-30392757150163226732010-03-24T14:32:17.727-04:002010-03-24T14:32:17.727-04:00It's the details that get me. Every time. Like...It's the details that get me. Every time. Like most people don't believe me when I say that Leonardo di Caprio was my boyfriend in highschool, until I tell them that...oh nevermind they don't believe me anyway.Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-66490864331134030232010-03-24T14:06:20.946-04:002010-03-24T14:06:20.946-04:00I'm a terrible liar! But, I'm a good writ...I'm a terrible liar! But, I'm a good writer (or so I say) -- so what does that tell you? I remember playing a game in school - two truths and a lie. I could never come up with a believable lie. <br /><br />I love the way you relate this to writing fiction. We're weaving a story - and even if it's about space aliens coming to invade Earth to take all our iphones, it has to be believable to be a good story.Kristine Asselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257286523945921891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-42270141567282549792010-03-24T13:36:48.641-04:002010-03-24T13:36:48.641-04:00This post is incredible!! I mean, you might be ly...This post is incredible!! I mean, you might be lying, of course. How would I know? Fantastic!<br />I've always had a tendency to...exaggerate, even as a small child. Like if I saw someone fall down, I always made it sound like they plunged to their death. That sounds morbid but I was totally into Christopher Pike. Anyway, to answer your question- The kind of lie that gets me every time...is the lie that comes from someone who is absolutely trustworthy. I just never see it coming.<br />I have gotten a lot out of this writing metaphor...thanks for the help! (And no, I'm not lying).Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558857438868245981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-77231124885789207252010-03-24T13:20:53.661-04:002010-03-24T13:20:53.661-04:00it is a given that we writers lie. that's why...it is a given that we writers lie. that's why we write fiction. <br /><br />i enjoyed your lebron fantasy same as i tell myself that when i get a hair cut by my adorable stylist, that that is a date. it's all fantasy of course, as i very much love mi espouso, and my cute little stylist was in diapers when i was in high school, and he's engaged, too...<br /><br />but a girl can dream, can't she? and now to write it into a book or story! yours could be a comic style picture book...cath chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121005007284461511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-45842447710738088182010-03-24T12:17:02.515-04:002010-03-24T12:17:02.515-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-55154555522499569282010-03-24T10:44:53.365-04:002010-03-24T10:44:53.365-04:00This post is WORTH A thousand rounds of applause! ...This post is WORTH A thousand rounds of applause! So usually, writing-metaphors pique my interest and I think, "This writer is cool and smart". Yours, though, totally topped them all. You accomplished many things: 1. You put LeBron James on my radar, I had no idea who he was. 2. You kinda convinced me that I am kind of a good writer because I lie really well on paper (horribly in person). 3. You gave me a goal: become a good liar in person and 4. come up with my own awesome writing-metaphor. Yoga. Yes, yoga is like writing...Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.com