Writer-Centric POV Playlist: You’re writing the moment your character realizes they’ve been lied to all along

Introduction

They should have seen it coming. The signs were there—the tiny inconsistencies, the moments that didn’t quite add up. But they ignored them. Believed in the person who swore they’d never lie. Trusted in the truth they thought was unshakable.

And now? The floor has dropped out from under them.

This is the moment where everything changes. The breath-stopping, heart-crushing, blood-boiling realization that they’ve been deceived. Maybe it’s betrayal. Maybe it’s a revelation so big it rewrites their entire world. Either way, they’re not walking away from this moment the same person.

And you? You’re here to write every. agonizing. second. of it. You need a playlist that lingers like a ghost, tightens in the chest, and makes the weight of the moment unforgettable. Hit play. It’s time to shatter their reality.

Scroll to the bottom for writing tips!

The Set List

1. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz, No. 6, Lacrymosa

David Parry, Andrej Kucharsky, Catherine Bremen, Elisabeth Santi, Todd Donovan, London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Philharmonic Choir & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music

2. Blinding

Florence + The Machine Lungs (Digital Deluxe Version)

3. The Other Side Of Paradise

Glass Animals How To Be A Human Being

4. Black Out Days

Phantogram Voices

5. Love Is to Die

Warpaint Warpaint

6. Gimme Shelter

The Rolling Stones Let It Bleed

7. Reflections

The Neighbourhood Hard To Imagine The Neighbourhood Ever Changing

8. Little Lies (2002 Remaster)

Fleetwood Mac The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac

9. Black Mirror

Arcade Fire Neon Bible

10. Paint It, Black

The Rolling Stones Aftermath

I wrote a blog about Obscure Literary Terms regarding Anagnorisis. Anagnorisis is when a protagonist recognized their true nature or their identity, or a significant truth about their world. Read more in that post to get a better idea of how it's been used in movies and books. But, in the mean time...

Writing Tips for a DEVASTATING Revelation Scene

1. Make the Truth Hurt Personally

   • This shouldn’t just be a plot twist—it should shake the foundation of who they are.

   • Did they trust the wrong person? Fight for the wrong side? Were they used?

   • Make it cut deep.

2. Let the Physical Reactions Speak

   • A single step back. A breath caught in their throat. A hand trembling.

   • Silence. Sometimes no reaction hits harder than a scream.

   • If they do explode? Make it visceral—knocking things over, clutching their chest, shaking with fury. Tom Wambsgams from Succession when he finds out that he's not going to jail comes to mind, though he's more psyched than anything. Hell, that might work in your favor. It's so unhinged that it'll have your readers looking like poor Greg.

3. Show the Puzzle Pieces Clicking Into Place

• Readers love that moment when everything suddenly makes sense.

• Flashbacks, past conversations, details that seemed small before—bring them all back with a new, devastating meaning.

4. What’s Their Immediate Reaction?

• Do they demand answers? Lash out? Run? Shut down completely?

• The reaction should be unique to who they are—an emotional character might sob, a vengeful one might start plotting immediately.

• If they’re in denial, let them fight the truth before they finally break.

5. Drag It Out… or Drop It HARD

• Slow-burn shock – They start noticing little inconsistencies… and then it snowballs into the awful truth.

• BAM, reality check – One moment. One sentence. And suddenly, nothing will ever be the same.

Links to My Playlist Profiles

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Read between the lines,

Katherine Arkady