Spooky Month 6: Hollow Sorrows scenes/progress from the 25th of February, 2024
With this update, the trailer was also teased.
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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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Colors vs. final painting
I am the offering, and the fire which consumes it, and the one to whom it's offered
Prints here :)
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'I've seen people make theories on why it's a doll, THEY SAY OOOO IT'S BECAUSE HE IS IN A STATE OF RECOVERY AND SHIT LIKE THAT!! IT HAS GOTTEN SO BIG THAT IS RIDICULOUS Ahaahahahahha'
'It's literally 2 reasons… 1 because it's funny and 2… it's a reference to the horror movie Halloween (1978) when Michael Myers "dies". I don't remember why I heard this (probably in Red Letter Media) but while making the movie, they couldn't get the shot so they made everything in a scale and Michael was just a doll… and I found it funny!!'
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What should you do if you feel that two of the characters are too similar and want to distinguish their personalities?
Characterization: Unforgettable Characters
I would say that's the whole point of characterization! Often we write about characters with similar ages, ethnicities, place of residence, etc.
It's all about: "How memorable is this particular character?"
Unusual Physical Features
Give your characters one distinguishable physical feature that can be referenced throughout.
Maybe one of them come from a family of redheads. It can be as simple as making one of them wear glasses.
The way we look, and the reactions we get from other people about our looks, form a large part of our own self-perception. This is especially true if your characters are teens, or have a job where they need to be particular about how they appear.
Quirky Body Language/Habits
Come up with some memorable, uncommon gestures that comes naturally to your characters. It can be something they do unconsciously.
What makes them make those gestures consistently?
A Distinct Character Voice
Dialogue is the window to the minds of your characters.
Give them a stock phrase that they use often, or a speech pattern
Give one of them a stutter, a lisp, a particular way of pronouncing some words, etc.
Nicknames (or teling names)
Nicknames are easy if your characters are part of the same group of friends or one of them has a reputation (whether god or bad)
You can also choose to give them telling names that hint at an immediately distinguishable characteristic, although this may feel shallow depending on the overall tone of your story.
What Do They Represent?
Characters often reflect types of people we have met in real life. Or, they personify certain values/perceptions we hold about the world in general.
If a character is the embodiment of "the silent genius", the way he carries himself would be totally different from "the forever insecure", although the two of them may simply appear quiet to someone who doesn't know them.
Think about what made you write those characters in the first place. Which archetype/person type did you want them to represent?
Combine The Characters
Sometimes, one of the two indistinguishable characters may not be serving a role that is big enough.
If there's not much story material to be divided between two characters, combine them into one, see what changes, and move on.
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