For the month of May I participated in a twitter game called #WIPTruthOrDare for Lost Isle: The Ocean’s Aviary I, though many of the questions had less to do with the novel. On each day there were two options, a truth or a dare, so I made sure to show which I chose for each day. I did skip a few days where both the truth and dare didn’t correlate with my novel much.

Day 1 Truth: What is your current word count for Lost Isle?

#WIPTruthOrDare Truth: Word count on Lost Isle still around 42600 but I’ve finished another short story and been editing.

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 1, 2017

Day 2 Dare: Write a pitch line for your WIP.

Dare: A cartographer and a pirate must work together to escape a dangerous isle no one believes exists.#WIPTruthOrDare 2 #LostIsle

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 2, 2017

Day 3 Truth: Have you murdered anyone in Lost Isle?

#WIPTruthOrDare 3 Truth: I usually murder people in my mystery WIPS, but in this one…I’m just killing them without the murder part.

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 3, 2017

Day 4 Truth: Do you have any characters based on a real person?

#WIPTruthOrDare 4 Truth: I don’t base whole characters on real people. I take a trait or habit from someone and expand on it exponentially.

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 4, 2017

Day 5 Dare: What is the first line of Lost Isle?

#WIPTruthOrDare 5 Dare: They cut us free somewhere near the Gulf of Caines.

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 5, 2017

Day 6 Truth: How many cups of coffee have you had today so far?

#WIPTruthOrDare 6 Truth: Only one! And it was a small one :) Kicking addiction is hard. #understatementofthecentury

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 6, 2017

Day 7 Dare: Shave a character’s head.

#WIPTruthOrDare 7 Dare: Ha! Ben already has a shaved head! With a sea serpent tattooed along one side. I’m good today!

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 7, 2017

Day 8 Truth: Which of the characters in Lost Isle would you date?

#WIPTruthOrDare 8 Truth: I’d date the LI, Ben. It wouldn’t work out, but hell, it’d be fun for a little while :)

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 8, 2017

Day 10 Dare: What would your Main Character say to you if he could?

#WIPTruthOrDare The REAL 10 Dare: “Is there perhaps a moment when you will actually finish my story? I keep getting left in limbo here…”

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 10, 2017

Day 11 Truth: When did you start Lost Isle?

#WIPTruthOrDare 11 Truth: Oh god. Okay…middle of 2016…BUT I finished two other novels and countless short fiction since then!

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 10, 2017

Day 12 Truth: What’s the meanest thing you’ve ever done to a character?

#WIPTruthOrDare 12 Truth: The meanest thing I’ve ever done to a character is given up on their story.

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 12, 2017

Day 13 Truth: On a scale of 1-10, how much does your MC love their life right now?

#WIPTruthOrDare 13 Truth: Edwin starts around a 2, swings wildly between a 3 all the way up to a 7-8. Back and forth throughout the novel.

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 13, 2017

Day 14 Dare: Make up a word for your WIP.
Truth: What color shoes is your MC wearing?

#WIPTruthOrDare Surprisingly I haven’t made up any words for this WIP. I usually do. So Truth: Edwin’s wearing brown boots.

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 15, 2017

Day 15 Truth: How many words have you written today?

#WIPTruthOrDare Truth: About 1200 for the day. It’s handwritten, so I’m not firm on that number.

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 16, 2017

Day 16 Truth: Would you rather…?
1. Write at 5 am without coffee.
2. Write ALL night.
3. Surf and add books to your TBR pile.

#WIPTruthOrDare 16 Truth I would rather write at 5am w/o coffee. If I could just figure out how to get up in the morning this would be ideal

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 16, 2017

Day 17 Truth: How are you planning on publishing?

#WIPTruthOrDare 17 Truth: I publish both traditionally and self since they both have their own pros and cons.

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 17, 2017

Day 18 Truth: How many characters die in your WIP?

#WIPTruthOrDare 18 Truth: By the end of the story, I shall have killed three actual characters and just a handful of the unnamed.

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 18, 2017

Day 20 Dare: Make your MC get hurt!

#WIPTruthOrDare 20-Dare Let’s see, I’ve stranded Edwin, attacked him with a griffon and thrown him off a cliff. Think I might be good today!

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 20, 2017

Day 21 Truth: Has your MC ever had a one-night stand?
Dare: Share your favorite line from your WIP.

#WIPTruthOrDare 21
Truth: Yes.
Dare: I shared this last month I think for a different game but this is my favorite line in this wip… pic.twitter.com/F6gVm5DvuK

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 21, 2017

Day 22 Truth: Where does your WIP take place?

#WIPTruthOrDare 22 Truth: My WIP takes place in a fantasy world. Within the Serene Ocean along the Giant’s Whip Isles.

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 22, 2017

Day 23 Truth: Who is better at following directions, you or your MC?

#WIPTruthOrDare 23 Truth: I, unfortunately, am the type of person to always want to follow the rules. MC is so-so in comparison.

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 23, 2017

Day 25 Truth: Do any of your characters have tattoos?

A tattoo of intertwining vines and medicinal leaves ran along his forearm and disappeared under his shirt. #WIPTruthOrDare Truth

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 25, 2017

Day 26 Truth: What’s your MC’s worst habit?

#WIPTruthOrDare 26 Truth: Edwin’s worst habit is backing down and giving up before he should.

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 26, 2017

Day 27 Truth: How many characters are in your WIP?

#WIPTruthOrDare Truth: 14 characters plus maybe 20 unnamed. This story is a little more contained than normal because of setting.

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 27, 2017

Day 29 was just to follow 10 people :)

Day 30 Dare: Make your character swear.

#WIPTruthOrDare 30 Dare: Done & done :) But swear words are like chocolate chips in ice cream. Too many and you’re gumming up the enjoyment.

— Emmi Lawrence (@EmmiLawrence) May 30, 2017