: Re: TW: child abuse, Is it ethical for me to write a book centered on child abuse despite not experiencing it? It's my first attempt at trying to write a long length story of my own and so

You don't necessarily need to experience everything you write about. But you owe it to your readers and to victims of sexual abuse that you do good research. Do not rely on your intuition on what you think what people feel while and after experiencing sexual abuse. Look for autobiographical records of people who actually experienced sexual abuse where they describe how they felt.

Also keep in mind that:

Different people experience sexual abuse very differently. So make sure that you get a wide variety of experiences.
Not all reports about sexual abuse you find on the internet are genuine. Make sure you are actually reading verified reports of actual victims, not genuine-sounding fictional accounts.

Another source of good information might be to dive into professional literature for people who work with victims of sexual abuse (psychotherapists, social workers, pedagogues...). This might also help you to better understand people in these situations.

Yes, it's a very dark subject which might not be a lot of fun to research. But that's what you've chosen to write about.

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