Margot Livesey - Interview #178 (2/6/12)

Award-winning writer Margot Livesey, author of the new novel, The Flight of Gemma Hardy, published by Harper. Today's Write The Book Prompt is to write about a character who, for some reason, assumes another identity. The character can be acting on a dare, trying to escape something or someone, or just testing him- or herself to see if s(he)can get away with it. What name will the character choose? What job will she pretend to have? Where will she say she's from? What history will he choose to give himself? How will assuming another identity affect your character's self-esteem? Will she feel excited? Guilty? Will he have to solicit help from others to make this work? Play around with a fictional life for your fictional character. Good luck with this prompt, and please listen next week for another!