Lillian Marek
On the one hand, I haven't led a terribly adventurous life—except in my imagination, of course. I've had all sorts of wild and exciting imaginary adventures.
But it real life, the only mystery would be, "Who is Lillian Marek?"
Because, you see, I write under a pen name.
Now that could be a plot. I definitely enjoy mistaken identity, masquerade, and imposter tales, like the one I wrote in "A Scandalous Adventure." But imposters make a great story. I loved "Brat Farrar" when I read it years ago. (For that matter, I loved everything Josephine Tey wrote.) Or Mary Stewart's "The Ivy Tree."
Then there are real life cases like the Tichborne Claimant or Perkin Warlock. Or the mystery about Edward II—was he really murdered or did he escape and become a saintly hermit in the Italian Alps?
There are decided plot possibilities in uncertainty about identity.
But it real life, the only mystery would be, "Who is Lillian Marek?"
Because, you see, I write under a pen name.
Now that could be a plot. I definitely enjoy mistaken identity, masquerade, and imposter tales, like the one I wrote in "A Scandalous Adventure." But imposters make a great story. I loved "Brat Farrar" when I read it years ago. (For that matter, I loved everything Josephine Tey wrote.) Or Mary Stewart's "The Ivy Tree."
Then there are real life cases like the Tichborne Claimant or Perkin Warlock. Or the mystery about Edward II—was he really murdered or did he escape and become a saintly hermit in the Italian Alps?
There are decided plot possibilities in uncertainty about identity.
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Lillian Marek:
I'm an aspiring writer, but I'm dealing with two things: I get discouraged every single day because 96% of manuscripts are rejected, and I haven't had an idea for years, literally. There's too many people wanting to be writers, and knowing there's so much competition just kills me a little every day. When I get motivated, immediatly something appears about the industry that kills it. Any tips on how to deal with this?
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