#WordWeavers 24 Apr
Do your characters have any “tells” when they are lying?

None that I've put on the page. I haven't written any conmen or compulsive liars yet, where it'd be interesting to hint at tells that eventually get them found out.

But in real life, liars mostly believe what they want to and then say that, which doesn't feel like lying to them, so the "tell" is usually a mismatch with reality, not a psychological reveal in the way they lie. Most of my lying characters are like that.

#WordWeavers 24/4: Do your characters have any “tells” when they are lying?

This isn't something I've used in my stories...yet. I've written characters who are bad liars and good liars, but haven't focused on any particular "tell."

#WordWeavers 24/4: Do your characters have any “tells” when they are lying?

Some do, some don't. Some would not even admit to themselves that they were lying, so they are extremely good at it. Thomas is a great liar as long as he does not care about the person he is lying to - once he does, he will turn red and fidget and not look them in the eye. Bjarne would not lie. He cannot even keep a secret for very long. Rosalinda is ruthless if necessary, and Elli always tells outrageous tales.

#WordWeavers 24 April: Do your characters have any “tells” when they are lying?

Jenny always blushes. And she doesn't know how her family and friends know when she's lying.

#WordWeavers 24/4: Do your characters have any “tells” when they are lying?

I tend not to write characters that lie. But I should think about what tells Sumika would have, since she is not always honest and isn't a very good liar.

Being shameless #Airisu is a good liar.

#NMWW #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers
April 24th

Do your characters have any “tells” when they are lying?

Some do, others don't and can lie without even blushing or giving a f*.

Part 24 of April and #WordWeavers meme regarding Blorbo From My WIP [Image from @BranwenOShea ]

#WordWeavers 24. Do your characters have any “tells” when they are lying?

Jay lost all his money playing poker, and I decided to go a bit over the top with it and make him a TERRIBLE liar. Stammering, avoiding eye contact, the whole nine yards. Gozen's not even paying attention and she can still tell he's full of it.

#WordWeavers 23: What would your MC be willing to die for?

Betty has multiple directives more deeply etched in her programming than her need for self preservation. The most likely one would be her owner telling her to.

But she's working hard to become a very naughty robot.