Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Tue, Jun 01 2010
Forget show--don't tell. Show us their tell.
Poker players call it a tell. It's a little expression or movement that indicates a poker player's attitude about the set of cards they're holding. It's there, speaking louder than the poker face they use to try to cover the truth.
Most people who lie tell the lie with more than their mouths. They give themselves away with body language, facial movements or other details. If you have a fictional character telling lies you'll want to write about it using more than just their lying words.
posted at: 21:02 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Poker players call it a tell. It's a little expression or movement that indicates a poker player's attitude about the set of cards they're holding. It's there, speaking louder than the poker face they use to try to cover the truth.
Most people who lie tell the lie with more than their mouths. They give themselves away with body language, facial movements or other details. If you have a fictional character telling lies you'll want to write about it using more than just their lying words.
posted at: 21:02 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
