The CSI Effect is the belief that TV crime shows are effecting the decisions of juries. Jurors have an expectation of …
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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 …
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 With Writer’s Digest
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 and Why
If you are blocking a fight scene ripe with punches, this post is for you. It's important to know where to punch a …
Injuries by Magic: Four Things to Consider
Injuries by magic! If you are a fantasy writer, this is a subject near and dear to your heart. And, at conferences for …
Collecting Evidence Step by Step
Collecting evidence is far more involved than what is shown on the screen. Any time evidence is collected from a crime …
Dislocating A Thumb to Escape Handcuffs
Is dislocating a thumb to escape handcuffs a "thing?" Recently, at a writer's conference, I was on a panel called "Blood …
Types of Crime Scene Evidence
We're continuing our series on CSI. In this post, we will look at different types of evidence you might write into a …
CSI Myths to Avoid in your Writing
If you are using CSI TV shows as reference for your work, you might want to reconsider. A lot of what you see are CSI …