1 February 2021
Have you ever been lied to, deceived, or ripped off? Of course, you have! Unfortunately, we've all fallen prey to a lie at some point in our lives. We're even lied to in literature, and when that happens, we call it an unreliable narrator.
An unreliable narrator is a point of view character who you can't trust for one reason or another. We'll get into those reasons further down. And, while it's never good to lie in your real life, there are plenty of reasons to employ an unreliable narrator in your writing life.
We'll talk about those reasons and much more, but first, let's answer one crucial question.