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Finally getting back into the swing of things after getting my drafts obliterated.

Remember guys, save your files locally on whatever you write them on, whether you download or put them on a USB stick.

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Names are such foolish things

why must I be referred to by what I want

by anyone, I care an ounce about

but the accursed overbearing corporate shithouse

that reigns supreme gets pissy

about such a foolish thing as a name.

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10K words into my third round of rewriting...hoping to finish sometime this year before I start doing the finishing touches.

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I''ve been listening to the same song on repeat...I didn't even notice

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This fucking teacher is getting on my nerves. She has two essays due before the end of the school year. One is due today and idk when the other one is due but there one and a half weeks before finals begin. I'm gonna cry. The one essay that is due today I haven't started yet because my brain is on overload :(

Me: Writing my stories

The four essays that are due in two weeks:

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Reblogging this for later ;)

how do you write a liar?

How to Write Liars Believably

Language

The motive of every goal is the make the lie seem plausible while taking blame off the speaker, so liars will often project what they say to a third party: "Katie said that..."

Referring to third parties as "they" rather than he or she

In the case of a deliberate lie prepped beforehand, there will be an overuse of specific names (rather than pronouns) as the speaker tries to get the details right.

Overuse of non-committal words like "something may have happened"

Masking or obscuring facts like "to the best of my knowledge" and “it is extremely unlikely," etc.

Avoiding answers to specific, pressing questions

Voice

There's isn't a set tone/speed/style of speaking, but your character's speech patten will differ from his normal one.

People tend to speak faster when they're nervous and are not used to lying.

Body Language

Covering their mouth

Constantly touching their nose

fidgeting, squirming or breaking eye contact

turning away, blinking faster, or clutching a comfort object like a cushion as they speak

nostril flaring, rapid shallow breathing or slow deep breaths, lip biting, contracting, sitting on your hands, or drumming your fingers. 

Highly-trained liars have mastered the art of compensation by freezing their bodies and looking at you straight in the eye.

Trained liars can also be experts in the art of looking relaxed. They sit back, put their feet up on the table and hands behind their head.

For deliberate lies, the character may even carefully control his body language, as though his is actually putting on a show

The Four Types of Liars

Deceitful: those who lie to others about facts

2. Delusional: those who lie to themselves about facts

3. Duplicitious: those who lie to others about their values

Lying about values can be even more corrosive to relationships than lying about facts. 

4. Demoralized: those who lie to themselves about their values

Additional Notes

Genuine smiles or laughs are hard to fake

Exaggerations of words (that would normally not be emphasized) or exaggerated body language

Many savvy detectives ask suspects to tell the story in reverse or non-linear fashion to expose a lie. They often ask unexpected, or seemingly irrelevant questions to throw suspects off track. 

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My one teacher is very vague about what it is that she wants us to do... so I'm fkn screwed. I don't do well when there is no set expectations. There isn't even an student essay to base it on. I'm going to do so bad on this and probably fail the class. Mostly because this same teacher has graded on thing this whole sememster... it was a very small in class thing.

(Also haven't even finished reading the book I'm supposed to be writing about... this thing is due on the 7th)

Me: Writing my stories

The four essays that are due in two weeks:

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I think that was your mom's way of giving you the opportunity to come out of the fic writing closet…

No, I'm very comfortable in the fic writing closet. They shall never see the light of day as long as I'm alive. /j

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Me: Writing my stories

The four essays that are due in two weeks:

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I just had the most surreal experience, my mom was talking to me about a Star Wars book series she got (hasn't started reading it yet). We were joking around and she made the joke that she was going to write fanfiction about it... as a secret fanfiction writer, I was shocked. I didn't even know she knew what that was...

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What do you listen to while writing?

Personally, I either listen to "tying asmr" or specific songs on repeat (ones that fit the mood of whatever I am writing. Rn "Angry Too" by Lola Blanc is one of my gotos)

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This hits hard

I felt this.

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Real-life footage of me fighting my characters cuz they doing things I don't want them to

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Late night writing

Me, tired as shit: *leans in closer to laptop* is that dirt or a period?

Me: *wipes screen*

Me: It's a period

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I write most of my stories when I am not supposed to aka in my Urban Planning class

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Creative Writing Class Rant

My anxiety is so annoying rn, I turned in my short story for my one class. But now we are going to do a workshop next class, I signed up for the first day of the workshop (which means they will go over my story for that day--not just my story others will go as well). I was confident in my story when I first posted it to the class discussion board, but now not so much. My brain is being very mean about it too, and I don't want to talk about my writing in class anymore.

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Lol I'm revamping one of my short stories to turn in for my creative writing class, the perks of writing far too much.