In good icky bug, people gonna be "daid," or the threat of being "daid." It goes without saying. Depending on the style and the feeling of the story, the amount of descriptive gore is a feeling where you just have to know when you're going over the line. If you're a savvy writer, you should be able to tell when it's gratuitous. If not, beta readers can surely tell you. If you have a writers group, even better.
Context is the key. It's a lot better to have several second sets of eyes to give you an outside perspective if you're not sure. If you've been doing this a while, you'll pretty much know where the line is.
You don't HAVE to use it, but if you do...
Context is the key. It's a lot better to have several second sets of eyes to give you an outside perspective if you're not sure. If you've been doing this a while, you'll pretty much know where the line is.
You don't HAVE to use it, but if you do...