The Truth will Set You Free

As promised, today we’re looking at how I develop characters. A technique I learned from award-winning author and mentor, Susan May Warren, is to ask what is the lie my hero or heroine believes.

Often the lie is something from his past that changed the way he looks at himself or relationships or the world around him. More than that, it changed his approach to those things.

By uncovering the lie he believes, I can frame a story that will reveal the truth that will set him free.