Eclipsed Odyssey

Liars make stories twist, characters clash, and readers question everything. But not all liars are created equal. If you're writing one, ask yourself: what kind of liar are they? Because there’s more than one way to deceive…

Many types of liars

the one where you know they are lying

the one where you never know that they are lying

the one who lies about everything

the one who lies to themself

Writing Tips:

Know why they lie

Every liar has a reason. Is it survival, manipulation, shame, love, power, or habit? Understanding their motive helps you shape their behavior and emotional responses.

Use subtext and contradictions

Liars rarely say "I'm lying." Instead, they contradict themselves, dodge questions, or over-explain. Let their words and actions subtly clash.

Let the lie shape the plot

A good lie should ripple through the story. It creates misunderstandings, false alliances, and dramatic irony. Use it to mislead characters and readers.

Use silence

Sometimes the most powerful lie is omission. What a character doesn’t say can be just as revealing as what they do.

Play with perspective

Use unreliable narrators or shifting POVs to blur the line between truth and fiction. This keeps readers guessing and deepens the mystery.

Show consequences

How are characters reacting to someone lying to them? What happens if people find out a character lied?

I am devastated to share that Wasabi passed away suddenly in the early morning hours of October 31st from pneumonia.

It was so sudden, so unexpected. We did everything we could and it still doesn’t feel like enough. We thought we had so much longer with him. He was almost seven and a half years old and so healthy until this illness caught us all off guard. It’s been several days of looking around the house and expecting him to be there, followed by the crushing realization that he won’t be anymore. This is the first time in 12 years we don’t have a ferret in our home. It feels like a physical ache in my body, the absence of him from our lives.

When I posted in my stories on instagram that he was gone, comments flooded in, every one of them kind and understanding and grieving too. I want to thank you all for those messages. They have helped immensely, knowing how loved he was even by those who had never met him. Ferrets leave such a massive imprint in our hearts for such small creatures. My life has been forever changed by each of my three angel ferrets. I am so grateful and blessed to have had Quigley, Diggle, and Wasabi in my life, and it’s been such an honor to share them with you.

I love this account. I love all that it has given me in friendships and opportunities over the years. I don’t plan to abandon it, but posting will be hard for some time. I have so many photos I never posted of all three boys. I hope you all don’t mind if I post these old photos as I shift newer photos to pictures without a ferret in them. For now. It’s far too soon, but I know our house doesn’t feel like a home without a ferret. When the time feels right, we’ll welcome a new adventure.

"The roses around the bonnet are the same shape as the roses around the coffin"

@𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞