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calidris replied to the topic Friendly debates here! in the forum Fantasy Writers 3 years, 9 months ago
@jared-williams I have a few thoughts regarding this! First of all, I completely agree with what @lady-grace said. I don’t think that nudity itself is inappropriate, but rather the context and kind of portrayal. Of course, I think it’s one of those things that you don’t want to just casually throw in a story, but if it’s a logical, natural inclusion for the next step of the story or otherwise has significant meaning, and isn’t sexualized or graphic, then I certainly don’t think it should be avoided either!
The only way I could see it being perceived as inappropriate or disrespectful is if it was turned into a joke, but that’s not the impression I’m getting at all!
Also, your books already deal with some pretty mature topics, so I don’t think this is going to feel shocking or out of place at all – it’s a lot smaller of an “issue” than some of the other things you’re writing about, so I think if your readers are fine with the rest of it, this isn’t going to be an issue 🙂










