That Awkward Moment…

…when I realize that I’ve unintentionally created the perfect trap, perfect life-threatening circumstance, and now I have to get my characters out of it.

Last night I spent six hours writing and researching how to treat hemotoxic pit viper bites and first aid care for marine toxins. Not so bad? Pair that with a blood-gushing wound that requires direct pressure. Know what I found out? If you put direct pressure on a poisonous snake bite, once you inevitably relieve that pressure the toxin will...