Writers: Are You Telling the Truth — Or Writing Propaganda?

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Propaganda isn’t just lying.

Some of the most persuasive propaganda in history has been factually accurate. The difference lies in framing — in beginning with a verdict and arranging reality to serve it.

In this episode of The Storyteller’s Mission, we explore the critical difference between witnessing reality and advocating a conclusion. For writers, novelists, and storytellers, this distinction is not political — it’s craft.

You’ll learn:

• The difference between a witness and an advocate
• How propaganda forms through preloaded moral certainty
• The craft warning signs your story may be manipulating instead of revealing
• Why flattening characters weakens moral credibility
• The responsibility of storytellers in a culture where trust is collapsing

Story doesn’t just entertain. It forms moral imagination.

The question is not whether you have convictions.

The question is whether your story trusts reality — or tries to control the outcome.

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