That said, I did have a few characters who were skilled at climbing, and who often needed to rely on their skills in my stories. Not only did they scale cliffs, but because the setting of The Wormwood Trilogy was in a ruined world, many high paths were unstable and treacherous to navigate. As an author, I believed that in order to 'get it right' in my stories, it was crucial that I fully understood what was involved, as well as the feelings a character would have while attempting to navigate those routes. Research was essential, but experiencing it was even better. Well, either that, or I'm just crazy.




Speaking of falling (truly falling) does bring me to a different thing I explored on other occasions… the sensation of free fall!
I hope you enjoyed today's issue of Experiments in Kickassary!
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