Blog 6.5

An authors' responsibility to its readers is to first of all be consistent with the intent of their work. Whether that intent is to inform or entertain, the author must be consistent with his or her method of accomplishing this task. What I mean by this is, if your work is a work of fiction, it can defy the rules of the human world. If its non-fiction, make sure it stays that way and doesn't go over the boundaries of the truth. The truth is just that, the antagonist of lying. Lying is something one would like to avoid when conveying the truth to a massive audience or just a single individual. Depending on the point of view this "truth" is relayed from, the "truth" may differ and perspectives of events and scenarios may conflict. Not only because of differing point of views, but because of the inability to recall events as well as other's. The inability to recall events does not excuse one from lying however and filling in blanks or holes with fictitious items. You can't create events from scratch or brand new characters who have never existed other than in your head and not the real world. You can change names, but it would be best to inform the reader of this. You can't change genders or shave off a decade off of a characters' age. Changes that are obviously quite drastic should be avoided.