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Q&A I am afraid some scenes in my novel are too graphic for some people (Trigger warning: Sexual Assault)

Just to keep it short. One of my characters is sexually assaulted by her father. While not being descriptive of the act itself, the situation itself is quite an sad scene. This is relevant as the...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by user36686‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question novel technique sex
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:53:31Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/42231
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar user36686‭ · 2019-12-08T10:53:31Z (about 5 years ago)
Just to keep it short.

One of my characters is sexually assaulted by her father. While not being descriptive of the act itself, the situation itself is quite an sad scene.

This is relevant as the character later has problems in her relationships when it comes to sex.

How should I handle this?

Add a trigger warning and say 'skip to page X' and then give a summary? or just let it be.

The novel is for adults anyway.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-02-14T17:39:11Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 1