Is dislocating a thumb to escape handcuffs a "thing?" Recently, at a writer's conference, I was on a panel called "Blood …
Jousting for Writers
If a joust is in your work, this post is for you. Your jousting character will learn to dress the part, follow the rules …
Blood Pattern Evidence
The CSI Effect is the belief that TV crime shows are effecting the decisions of juries. Jurors have an expectation of …
Protected: Story Embers Conference Notes
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Where People Are Stabbed
Where People Are Stabbed If your character is wielding a knife or on the receiving end of a blade, you might be …
How to Punch – Step by Step
In today's post we are going to learn how to punch which seems like a no brainer. I mean, most of us have punched …
Writing Scenes With Sparring
Sparring scenes matter. To write great scenes with sparring, we first need to understand what sparring is, isn't, and …
Fighting a Bloodied Opponent
For most of us, bloody battles are only experienced passively from a theater seat or couch. Thank heavens for that. …
Fight Scene Critique
Though my work with Writer's Digest blog, I sent out an all-call for snippets of a fight scene for a fight scene …
Where to Punch a Character
If you are blocking a fight scene ripe with punches, this post is for you. Where your character is punched will create …
Injuries by Magic
This past weekend I had the privilege of attending and mentoring writers at the Realm Makers Writers Conference. If …
Collecting Evidence
Collecting evidence is far more involved than what is shown on the screen. Any time evidence is collected from a crime …