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 …
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 …
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 …
What Happens in an Autopsy – for Writers
In writing my most recent book Fight Write, Round Two: Crafting Chaos, Combat and Crime, I took a deep dive into …
Bullwhips Use & Bullwhip Injuries
I was recently asked about bullwhip injuries via an IG story posted by @rachelschadeauthor which, I LOVED!!!!! Buy …
Describing Pain for Writers and their Character
Looking for a word to describe that pain? Here are some adjectives for pain as well as descriptions of the five major …
Perineum Stab
Welcome to your corner! As this is the first FightWriter's Corner let me tell you how it works. You send in a …
