Episode 8: Kill My Police

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In this episode we’re going to be looking at the construction of law enforcement in my novel. We’re talking about the police or whatever system that keeps order or maintains the status quo - specifically looking at the city that I described in Episode 4: Kill My Setting. So, this isn’t necessarily universal. The law and how it's upheld is a big consideration when you’re designing a society. There are always checks and balances in organised, governed society but the long arm of the law takes many forms in different novels and settings. It’s not always obviously labelled as the police and, depending on what goes on in the story, it may not even be actual law enforcement that your characters encounter, but rather another form of organised rule-keeping. They could be on your protagonist’s side and allies. Or, more commonly, an obstacle or antagonistic force that works against your heroes.

The short story this week is entitled Compart Five, Carriage Ten.

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