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The next offender in our sequence of barrier objects is a big one: filter verbs. Filter Verbs Defined She felt the cold November wind wafting… Read More »Filter Verbs | Liar, Liar
The next offender in our sequence of barrier objects is a big one: filter verbs. Filter Verbs Defined She felt the cold November wind wafting… Read More »Filter Verbs | Liar, Liar
Continuing in our series of literary barrier objects, we delve into the boondoggle of excessive, expressive dialogue tags. The Basics A dialogue tag, as its… Read More »Excessive Expressive Dialogue Tags | Liar, Liar
Our exploration of literary Barrier Objects continues with overuse of the vocative case. Vocative (VOC): the grammatical case that marks the person or thing being… Read More »Overuse of the Vocative Case | Liar, Liar
The first barrier object on our list, 3rd Observational Point of View, falls into the domain of rhetorical structure. As discussed in an earlier post,… Read More »3rd Observational Point of View | Liar, Liar
This section of the Liar, Liar blog series explores Barrier Objects, a term that refers to a non-verbal cue for deception. “Non-verbal?” you might ask.… Read More »Barrier Objects: An Introduction | Liar, Liar
When we encounter the term “worldbuilding,” instinct points us to the fantasy genre. All fiction requires worldbuilding in one form or another, though. In the… Read More »Case Study: Austen vs. Heyer | Liar, Liar
Emotions play a driving force in our actions and reactions. They’re also patently difficult to counterfeit. In Real Life Genuine emotions linger. Fake emotions fizzle.… Read More »Inauthentic Emotions | Liar, Liar
Next up in our patterns of deception: repetition. In Real Life One very basic tell for deception occurs when someone repeats a question verbatim: Person… Read More »Repetition, Repetition, Repetition | Liar, Liar
Indirect discourse is a dead giveaway that someone doesn’t want to speak the whole and ugly truth. In Real Life Patterns for indirect discourse include… Read More »Indirect Discourse | Liar Liar
We begin our basic patterns of deception with an easy fix: lack of contractions. In Real Life Authentic human speech patterns include slurring words together.… Read More »Contractions or the Lack Thereof | Liar Liar