Strange Things You've Had to Research for Your Writing

is it going to give me ptsd u^u

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Nah you’re not so squemish.

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Well, I write about female serial killers so…

  1. The effects and symptoms of belladonna (deadly nightshade) poisoning, how long it takes to kill someone, how to grow and harvest it to make into liquid poison.
  2. How to unbury yourself when you’ve been buried alive. How long it takes to die when buried, and how long it would take to unbury yourself, if it can be done before you perish.
  3. Different types of diamonds, their worth, and the scam the jewelry industry pulled on society with engagement/wedding rings.
  4. How air embolisms kill a person.

I look up a lot of little things, but those are the big ones I can recall at the moment :rofl:

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What about female family annihilators?

I know that they are rare but still.

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¯_(Φ ᆺ Φ)_/¯ alriight \

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Well you like to torture your characters a lot so I think you will appreciate a kindred spirit.

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Idk about strange but I have had to research writing styles.

And oh boy is mine strange.

Mine is very unconventional bc I plot, write, and edit at the same time (in most cases). This is when I’m writing a novel. When I’m doing prosetry I don’t even plan, I go in headfirst and then see how much of an outline I need. It works better then having everything written out bc then it doesn’t kill the joy of the story.

It took research to find this lol. I thought I was the clear-cut dude with a solid plan always but no lol. This works better.

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No, I know they’re humans, I more meant the numbers and how they’re ever-growing :face_with_monocle:

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Omg I have a Playlist I started a long while ago and it made writing so much fun to have mood music!

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…I hope you’re writing horror or mystery… Tell me this is actually writing related please :eyes:

has FBI on speed dial

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This gave me flashbacks to Bailey Sarian!

My guess is it takes like 16 hours to dig yourself out? Maybe a day?

Don’t get me started! Also, is someone driving the Queen of England’s crown? That rock is huge!

Very effectively and quietly :eyes:

You have a fun list!

Hey, everyone’s got their process def!

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Currently doing a deepdive into Pac Man ghost lore

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this is true

:joy: it could be phlebotomy related! I am halfway through my cert…

but yeah it was for my horror book.

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I read ghost love and then had a moment where I questioned why pac would love the ghost lol

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You’re just leaving your trail to get them off your tail! XD

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that’s an awfully expensive trail for a broke college student :rofl:

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Anything to not do time? XD I mean you have the perfect excuse - “I’m studying it officer :eyes:

What kind of music do you listen to?

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Depends in the scene I’m writing. I will listen to a romantic and suspenseful ballad just to get the perfect amount of tension in my writing like will they or won’t they, haha.

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