Showing posts with label Writing Sex & Violence in Young Adult Works. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Writing Sex & Violence in Young Adult Works. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

What We Mean by the Term "Rape Culture" by Jamie Fessenden

Jamie's newest book, Violated, is a story about male rape and our systems' failures to acknowledge and prosecute it. Read more here.

He wrote an important blog post entitled, "What We Mean by the Term Rape Culture." I encourage you to read it and understand what is meant by the term and why we, unfortunately, live in one.

"We’re having a very hard time convincing everyone in our society that sex needs be consensual. Always. There aren’t exceptions. Why is this so hard to fathom?" ...Jamie Fessendon


Jamie writes books for young adults under the pseudonym 
James Erich and you can find him on his blog here.

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Young People Should Read About Life As It Is Lived


I have oft been asked about writing sensitive content in young adult works; more particularly, writing sex and violence in young adult literature. I believe young people should read about life as it is lived and have written a few articles on this polarizing and unwieldy controversy. For ease of access, I have listed links to the articles here. Please feel free to comment and leave questions below. I'll do my best to answer them. 









Young People Should Read About Life As It Is Lived Series



Additional Articles on Writing Romance, Sex, and Violence in Young Adult Works