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<url><loc>https://lmariewood.com/2026/05/05/writing-characters-who-lie-to-themselves-the-horror-of-self-deception/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>L. Marie Wood</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T16:30:00+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Writing Characters Who Lie to Themselves: The Horror of Self‑Deception</news:title><news:keywords>Psychological Horror, writing tips, writing horror stories, horror writing, dark fiction, Writing Advice, creative writing, writing horror fiction, emotional horror, atmosphere writing, writing craft, horror themes, story structure, fiction craft, fiction writing, character horror, unreliable narrator, inner horror, self-deception horror, memory horror, guilt horror, mental horror, twisted mind horror</news:keywords></news:news></url></urlset>