Where Experience Ends and Research Begins

Categories: Craft | Plotting | Research

Authors explore the age-old question every writer faces: write what you know or research what you don’t. This conversation examines how writers balance personal experience with deep research, when instinct matters most, and how thoughtful preparation can expand both credibility and creative freedom on the page.

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Toxicology

Toxicology

Mike Bodge talks about homicide and suicide by chemicals and household items. Some examples are peach pits, almonds, nicotine, and antifreeze. He also talks about how autopsies aren't always done; it depends on whether law enforcement thinks death is by natural causes...