Your Gun Scenes Are Terrible. Here’s Why Nobody Told You.
Every gun mistake in fiction β racking a slide on a revolver, flicking a safety on a Glock β silently destroys your credibility with the readers who matter most. They won’t leave bad reviews. They’ll just never read you again. Here’s why the cultural divide on firearms knowledge makes this more dangerous than you think, and what Ian Fleming’s response to a fan’s correction can teach every creator about respecting their audience.