: Re: How do you verify information? This is a problem I usually come across with my stories. I often worry about whether the plotlines I introduce are realistic or not, and it's usually something

I agree with Cloudchaser on this, but I think your questions stems from the broader problem: how do I know I'm doing something wrong, or that my plot is leaving loopholes.

Well, there is no easy answer. If there was, there would be no plotholes in any story ever published (or written, for that matter). So, all you can do is do what we all try to:

Consider everything you put into your story. Take every plausible precaution, and talk things out with co-plotters (b.k.a. beta readers). Try to take everything into account that you possibly can. And pray that those who see what you overlooked are kind (because frankly, there's always going to be someone out there that thinks of something you didn't)

Do your research (just as with your specific instance with starvation). More you cannot do.

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