Daily Writing Prompt #16

We're all a little delulu

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Jamie 🧃
September 02, 2023

A fun exploration today: the topic of self-delusion and unreliable narrators.

Fiction: Write a scene with an unreliable narrator. Try a first-person POV scene in which your character is anxious or terrified despite being in a non-threatening situation.
Poetry: Write a free verse on the nature of self-delusion.
Non-fiction: Is there utility in self-delusion? How much?

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