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If you are a cis/het man, writing fiction from a women& #39;s POV, and considering detailing this character& #39;s rape: PLEASE DO NOT!
Especially, but not only, if you want to write about how this character finds it painful yet thrilling and secretly enjoyable
If you& #39;re determined to write like this, you need a long dark tea time of the soul to process why. (I AM NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROCESS.) And just because you wrote this thing, doesn& #39;t mean you require another human being to read it!!!!
Cis/het men writing about women being raped: you& #39;ve written some disturbing content and you are NOT entitled to eyes on it. Literary journals and their VOLUNTEERS do not owe you their time and attention.
*You* should be doing the work of researching if venues even consider this content. Always, always include a Content Warning in your cover letter for sexual violence and graphic sexual content.
But also, cis/het men, never stop considering that you do not have to write about women being raped. Or also, you can write it and not submit it to small lit journals!!!!!
