A WRITER'S GUIDE TO MURDER
TRIGGER-WARNING: Vivid descriptions of death and dead bodies.
One of the most exciting things about writing is being able to use your imagination to create whatever story or situation you want. Oftentimes, when writing a story that isn't in a high fantasy setting, research is a big part of the process. Because besides fantasy, a lot of books are so well-informed and researched that they could just be real if you suspend your disbelief a bit. If you're a writer, you know how gnarly your search history can sometimes be. Especially when dealing with murder and death.
So in today's article I'll tell you how human bodies actually decompose, with a timeline and what to expect (and write down) about your very own dead body so that your search history can stay clean. Additionally, I've laid out environmental factors that influence the process and how different types of deaths change what happens to the body.