What Every Fiction Writer Should Know About Finding Wilderness Survival Food (Part 1)

When your characters are stranded, hungry, or miles from civilization, the details you choose can make or break the realism of your scene. In this episode, we dig into what every fiction writer should know about finding wilderness survival food—from which of your characters would realistically recognize edible plants, to how the universal edibility test actually works, to why bugs might be the most believable protein source your characters have. If you write rural fiction, survival stories, post-apocalyptic or wild fantasy, this episode gives you the grounded, real-to-life, story-ready insights you need to keep your scenes authentic.

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