Apex Magazine Issue 32 by Cat Rambo Gregory Frost Sarah Dalton Jim C. Hines

Author:Cat Rambo, Gregory Frost, Sarah Dalton, Jim C. Hines
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Apex Publications
Published: 2012-01-02T23:54:23+00:00

Ask yourself why? Why do you want to include rape in your story? Is it just to show how bad your villain is? Is it because you’re writing horror, and sexual violence is such an overused trope of the genre that you added it to your story without thinking? Or does this scene really add to the story you’re trying to tell?

Ninety percent of the rape scenes I read in fiction, published and unpublished, are predictable. I see where the author’s going from a mile away. I sigh and keep reading, thinking maybe this time there will be something different or interesting or original here. But most of the time, it’s obvious how little real thought went into this part of the story.

I have to ask myself the same thing: what does this scene add to the story? As a former rape counselor, I occasionally find myself more worried about Message, but that risks turning the story into a lecture. It’s one thing to share strong opinions in an essay or a blog post, but when you can hear the author preaching at you in fiction--even if you agree with the author--that makes for a poor story.

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