[ISBW] Are you sure you want to injure that character?

"If you injure somebody, that injury tells a story, and you have to decide whether that story fits the rest of your story."

22.10

In this episode, I go into "realism" with regards to injuries and health. Are injuries for pain? For an instant of shock? To give the character a new hardship? We talk about some of Stephen King's works and how to balance realism with narrative flow.

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