A car accident can be exciting, scary and devastating. In this post I will give you 4 steps that can help you write about a car accident.
1. How does the car accident happen?
A car accident can’t just happen when a character blinks, although it can happen in a blink of an eye. Even if your character(s) don’t see the oncoming car, the reader at least should.
What causes the accident? Does someone run into the middle of the road? Does a car swerve into the wrong lane, or run a red light? Is the driver of the other car drunk? Is someone distracted by their cell phone?
In the first book of my series, my main characters get in a deadly car accident because they are kissing. . . . Hey, I know better than to kiss and drive! But my characters don’t. ;)