: Re: Can you write about a taboo topic without creating a poor image of yourself as a writer? I am thinking of writing a character that possesses the psychological phenomenon of erotophonophilia (or

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First and foremost, the answer to your question is that it's for you to decide. I personally believe that regardless of how much tact you show, some people will be upset by such a taboo topic and respond in kind, even if their criticisms are unjustified. Thus, you have to decide for yourself if that backlash is worth the readers who appreciated your handling of the topic.
As for HOW you might go about it tactfully, I think tone and message are very important to this situation. In this case the tone essentially suggests the message to the reader, unless you're planning to outright tell the audience what they're supposed to think about this character.
You already said you're doing your research, and that really is the most important part. This avoids the Fifty Shades of Grey criticism.
However, you're still not free of the 13 Reasons Why criticism. If you spend a great deal of time dwelling on the taboo topic and presenting it with an idealized tone, you could easily face criticisms of romanticizing the subject. (This is especially likely in your case as it deals with pleasure and death)
Now, it's technically not a crime to be aroused by death, but there are certain actions one might take which, if presented in the wrong way, could cause upset. For instance, if the character orchestrates the deaths she is aroused by, or does anything irreverent to the bodies. Those actions would somehow need to be clearly framed as immoral actions.
Without the proper context I don't think I can help any more than that. Best of luck to you.

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