deception - FightWrite A Writer's Resource for Fight Scenes, Action and Violence Tue, 10 Dec 2024 20:32:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.fightwrite.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-fist-pen2-1-32x32.png deception - FightWrite 32 32 Writing Deception – Verbal Content and Style https://www.fightwrite.net/writing-deception-verbal-content-and-style/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=writing-deception-verbal-content-and-style https://www.fightwrite.net/writing-deception-verbal-content-and-style/#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2024 20:32:00 +0000 https://www.fightwrite.net/?p=10312 Deception is manipulating the thoughts or feelings of others for personal gain. And, no matter how good our characters might be at deceiving others, they will always give clues to their duplicity. In this post we will look at how deception can be revealed through the very words our characters use to conceal it. To understand how that deception might be revealed, we have to understand how deceiving relates to running from bears. What is Deception Deception is not lying. In fact, the best deception involves truth which is why it is a vital tool in the fighter’s tool chest. …

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