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Tag: death in writing

Getting it Right: Dying (part 1 of 3)

Author Carolyn Steele

by Carolyn Steele

So, your character has to die. You want to get it right but, short of hanging around mortuaries and hoping the smell doesn’t put you off your lunch, death isn’t that easy to research. Watching old episode of House will just lead you into the traps that have medical types throwing their stethoscopes at the TV screen, so here is a short series of tips and pointers for getting fatality right. Continue reading “Getting it Right: Dying (part 1 of 3)”

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Author Carolyn SteelePosted on March 8, 2012January 8, 2014Categories Staff ArticlesTags death in writing, getting it right, killing characters13 Comments on Getting it Right: Dying (part 1 of 3)
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