1. What misconception does your protagonist have about himself or the world? 2. What is he lacking mentally, emotionally, or spiritually, as a result? 3. How is the interior Lie reflected in the character’s exterior world? 4. When the story opens, is the Lie making his life miserable? If so, how? 5. If not, will the Inciting Event and/or the First Plot Point begin to make him uncomfortable as a result of his Lie? 6. Does your character’s Lie require any qualifiers to narrow its focus? 7. What are the symptoms of your character’s Lie? The Lie Your Character Believes is the
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