As the leading cause of death in the United States, many people have sadly had very personal experience with heart attacks.
Writers and readers alike can get a lot of benefit from stories that include information about them.
Would A Character Survive That?: The Effects of Infection
Infection is, and always has been, a serious complication when it comes to being injured. An untreated infection could easily take the life of a patient.
This can give us writers even more to work with when it comes to adding conflict to our stories.
Read moreWould A Character Survive That?: Water+Height=?
Did you know that if you fall from a great enough height, hitting water can kill you?
It's true. Fall a great enough distance and hitting a body of water will feel exactly like hitting the concrete.
Read moreReference: Injuries: Can Your Character Keep Fighting
A character that's bullet proof isn't any fun to read about. And they are even less fun to write. Our characters need to get scuffed up during fights. Wounds give them personality, they act as the price a character pays for winning, and they can even provide more conflict by forcing the character to fight through their weakness.
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