Monthly Archives: October 2025
The Writer’s Guide to Frostbite and Hypothermia
Posted on October 24, 2025 Leave a Comment
From alpine fantasy quests to crash-landed astronauts on an icy moon, cold exposure is a rich and dramatic source of conflict in fiction. But to write it convincingly and avoid falling into Hollywood tropes, you’ll need to understand the real dangers of cold, especially frostbite and hypothermia. The Difference Between Frostbite and Hypothermia Though they […]
The Writer’s Guide to Blunt Force Trauma
Posted on October 10, 2025 Leave a Comment
If you watch any police procedural shows, you have probably heard a ME tell the investigator that the cause of death is blunt force trauma. But what is it? Blunt force trauma is one of the most versatile and dramatic injuries in fiction. Whether your character is in a car crash, hit with a baseball […]
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