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

I don't think you HAVE to give a trigger warning, but if you want to give one, give it like we do on movies or television shows, up front, before the story even starts. This fiction contains s...

posted 5y ago by Amadeus‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-19T22:13:39Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/42237
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:53:35Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/42237
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T10:53:35Z (over 4 years ago)
I don't think you HAVE to give a trigger warning, but if you want to give one, give it like we do on movies or television shows, up front, before the story even starts.

> This fiction contains sexual scenes some people will find disturbing.

Personally, my response to the warnings about "nudity", "sexual situations" and "violence" is generally **_hooray!_**.

I think such warnings will only turn away people that truly did not want to read such a scene, and that should be regarded as a good thing. I wouldn't want to sell a book to somebody that will regret buying it. Anybody else that DOES find your scene disturbing -- Well, you warned them and they plowed ahead anyway. You need not feel responsible.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-02-14T20:04:37Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 3