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Date Posted: 11:36:57 04/20/07 Fri
Author: Sophie
Subject: Sorry, but I meant the reader can be effected.
In reply to: Sophie 's message, "I have not ready the story. When I saw what it was about, I stopped. My feeling is that any writer can write whatever they want, and the reader can read whatever they want. Unless a story is way out of left field, ie hobgoblins of somekind, a writer can be effected because the content happened to them or someone they know. The problem is, how do you warn readers about everything negative that will happen in a story, without giving away the plot." on 07:30:58 04/20/07 Fri


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  • Duty to warn... (inside) -- Pixie, 19:10:30 04/20/07 Fri

  • I think there's a duty to warn the reader if the potentially upsetting element of the story is not obvious from the very beginning, comes out of left field, or happens so far into the story that the reader may already be hooked. In this particular case, it was apparent almost in the very first paragraph what the story was about. In that case, unless the very first paragraph is going to be shockingly violent or horrible, I don't think a warning is necessary. The first paragraph is as good as a warning and the back button is always right there. (NT) -- Theresa, 23:16:28 04/20/07 Fri

  • I wonder also whether Teacup might not have realized how strongly negative the reactions to her story might be... (going inside) -- Colie, 05:54:55 04/21/07 Sat

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