The Eight Sentences:
Claudia did not answer right away.
Star continued to watch the crown molding where the wall met the ceiling, “I’m going to sit up now and take my feet off the ottoman.”
As before, Claudia did not respond while Star did as she had said.
Their eyes met again.
Claudia watched her left-handed guest's eye movement to see how they responded to a question, “What can I do for you?”
Star’s eyes moved up and to her right in a subconscious and uncontrollable response — visual remembrance — she was about to tell the truth, “I need your help.”
Claudia’s shoulders dropped but she kept a firm grip on her tactical knife, “In what way?”
The Back Story:
Claudia's guest is a character from each of my first two books, Star Braun.
Star is left handed so Claudia applies what she learned from the NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) accessing cues to determine if it is a lie or not.
Knowing and being able to apply this information was an important part of Claudia's studies to earn a masters degree in group dynamics at LSU. Group dynamics was the subject of this blog: "What the assassin already knows."
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Interesting way to determine if a person is telling the truth or not. I'm intrigued and want to know more. :)
ReplyDeleteResearchers, Bandler & Grinder, wrote several books about their unique brand of therapy. The first, and the one I liked best, was "Frogs Into Princes."
DeleteI like how you use body motion. I knew about remembered and constructed visual but I didn't know about the rest you present in the picture.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting stuff about visual memory and truth telling. Great eight today!
ReplyDeleteIntriguing way to work some true info into fiction. This is such a descriptive passage, Chip. It's suspenseful and just pulls readers along.
ReplyDeleteYou have a real talent for including intriguing facts about Claudia's thought processes and actions, while avoiding infodump.
ReplyDeleteShes such a terrific character!
Sarah, you've inspired a blog. I'll send you the link when it goes live.
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Hmmm... I take it that they're not really what you would call "friends"? Nice snippet~
ReplyDeleteNo doubt many readers caught that, I was wondering if someone would comment on it.
DeleteThis is their first meeting, and it was a surprise for one of them. They are both aware of who the other is, but...
Thanks!
Intriguing snippet! Your 8 sentences definitely caught my interest.
ReplyDeleteOK that was fascinating and I learned something to boot. Really an excellent excerpt, I'm so enjoying your lady assassin.
ReplyDeletethis was super interesting. nice job.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the compliments and encouragement. I appreciate each and every one.
ReplyDeleteGood work. You've set the table well.
ReplyDeleteGood work. You've set the table well.
ReplyDeleteSooo cool! Awesome snippet.
ReplyDeleteI love the name Star for a character. I'm surprised I haven't thought of it. ;) And I like the little tidbit you added about her eyes. I've researched how to tell if someone lies for my own writing, so it was neat to see that here.
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