Two Truths & A Lie!

So... we all know the theme of this year's Secret Author contest was Forbidden Knowledge. In order to "help" you figure out who wrote which story, I've asked authors to share 2 Truths & a Lie about their story writing process, the story itself, or... you know, stuff you should or shouldn't know. Will it help you? Maaaaybe. Let's get on with it, shall we? These are shared in no particular order, so have fun! 

Story Title: Undeliverable 

1. I wanted to write something different from my current stories, something more lived-in and introspective. That's what led me to the idea of present versus past.
2. One title I seriously considered was 'You Won't Read This'. I scrapped it because I didn't want to jinx the story.
3. The ending was the easiest part to write. I had the final scene in my head long before I wrote the opening sentence.

Story Title:  Gemma

1. The entire story was written in under a week.
2. The story was originally written in third person POV.
3. The story was inspired by a YouTube video.

Story Title: Subtle Signs

1. Based on a true story.
2. Written in less than an hour.
3. Inspired by TikTok videos featuring men singing in bathroom stalls.

Story Title: The Empty Library

1. The story is inspired by a visit to Berlin as a student
2. One of my hobbies is reading World War II historical books
3. I love a good romance

Story Title: Coffee With Supervision

1. The concept originated from a television program in which the protagonist awoke beside a stranger.
2. Having written the opening line, the narrative progressed naturally in a supernatural direction.
3. This represents my first attempt at writing within the supernatural genre, and I found the experience of exploring a new style enjoyable.

Story Title:  Murder at 9th & Tom

1. I firmly believe everyone and everything has some sort of way to tell their story. 
2. I love cats.
3. I have never written about a murder before. 

Story Title: The Ledger

1. I've always had a fascination with the Civil War and its ramifications.
2. Also, a case of what-ifs: how history is a sequence of random events leading to life-changing encounters
3. The most difficult issue in writing was dealing with the bisexuality of the main character and his fear of leaving his safe, comfortable existence.

Story Title: Peeping Tom

1. I love cats.
2. I don't love cats. 
3. Animals are better than people. 

Story Title: No Official Reason

1. I loved reading the boyband collection in the celebrity section on Nifty and wanted to try writing my own.
2. I love the drama created by being closeted and wanted to weave it into the story. 
3. I have never written a romance story before without some speculative element involved, so I was determined to write one this time.

Story Title: The Ivory Fig Ceremony

1. I was hankering for for fig newtons.
2. It was fig season.
3. I was eating buckwheat crisps.

Story Title: Wrong Window

1.  The story came from a song title I found randomly on Spotify
2.  The story came to me while listening to someone brag about a weird night.
3. I was getting Pork dumplings and saw a fire escape in Hong Kong and thought that's a great setting.

Story Title: Just The Facts, Man

1. I remembered reading about this a few months before the secret author topic came out.
2. ChatGPT didn’t like translating about a crime.
3. https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-greatest-mysteries-in-history ranks this as #1 on their list of history’s 19 greatest mysteries.

Story Title: The Ledger of The Howling Void

1. The story idea came to me whilst in the library at school
2. This is my 100th story on GA
3. I have a huge presence on GA and have written many genre of story using prompts.

Story Title: Sweet Sour Paradox Logic 

1. While I was cooking sweet sour chicken got the idea with the sauce. 
2. I like mixing random leftovers to cook, so Caden did the same.
3. Running through the Golden Gate park showed the best place for the boys to meet.

Story Title: Unexpected Discovery 

1. The setting was an area I was familiar with in real life.
2. The idea for the story evolved from a true story that I fictionalized.
3. Part of the story was based on personal experience.

All right... which are the truths? Which is the lie? Can you decide and do any of these little tidbits help reveal the author of the story(s) to you? Share your guesses below!