Orson Scott Card: Stories and Truth

Stories and Truth is a country ballad adapted from various quotes written by novelist Orson Scott Card.Use this song as inspiration to write your story and share the truth. Stop walking pass all the story ideas you run across every day.Stories and Truth lyricsEverybody walks pastWalks past a thousand story ideasEvery day, every dayGood writers are the onesWho see five or six story ideasEvery day, every dayMost people don’t see anyThe most important trainingIs to experience life as a writerQuestioning everythingInventing multiple explanationsFor everything, all thingsIf you do thatThe other things will comeIf you don’tThere’s no hope for youMost of us read these storiesThese stories we know are not trueBecause we’re hungryFor another kind of truthThe mythic truth about human natureThe most specific truth of allOur own self-storyOur own storySometimes lies are more dependableMore dependable than the truthMetaphors have a wayA way of holding the most truthThe most truth in the least spaceSometimes lies are more dependableMore dependable than the truthMetaphors have a wayA way of holding the most truthThe most truth in the least spaceBook Marketing Success is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bookmarketing.substack.com/subscribe