When you look into a book what do you see?
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Touchy Topic: Power Lust
We all lust after power, seeking control of ourselves and others. What place does this common human experience have in literature? What is the purpose of true power?
Touchy Topic: Suffering
How can we depict painful experiences in a way that respects and validates those who are suffering?
Touchy Topic: Addiction
Is it appropriate for a story to contain descriptions of addiction?
Touchy Topic: Terror
Is it appropriate for a story to contain frightening and suspenseful elements, descriptions of bodily harm, psychological terror, and horrifying monsters?
Touchy Topic: Alcohol
Is it appropriate for a story to endorse the consumption of alcohol?
Touchy Topic: Sex
Is it appropriate for a story to mention or describe anything of a sexual nature?
Touchy Topic: Deities
Is it appropriate for a story to describe deities other than the God of the Bible?
Introducing: Touchy Topics
An introductory post. Touchy Topics is a series of blog posts on writing and reading books containing sensitive content.
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