Thread:RubyTheMaster/@comment-4750363-20130605200748/@comment-4750363-20130611195207

FlakyPorcupine wrote:

The way I view it, if you want to use gore in your pasta, than I don't think you should hold back if you're using it to try to shock or unnerve the reader. You can say more than tearing out someone's arm, as an example, than simply saying "x character took off y character's arm."

When you get down to it, there is more than just the act of ripping it out. Breaking bones, severing the muscle and tendrils keeping it together, etc. There's a lot going on.

Also, how long does it take x-character to do this? This is important if you want to either make it a quick act or as slow and agonizing as possible.

That and always add a response from either character as well to add to the effect. They're not robots after all.

You wouldn't even need to mention blood either, as it is implied already.

Hey, these are actually good tips! I think I'll put them in practice next time I attempt to do a story that involves gore. Thank you