I hate sensationalisum and favor accuracy of reporting. With Characters I ask myself one fundimental question, If that person where in the room with me, would they approve of what I had writen about them, if the awnser is no then I write something else.
That’s a great approach to writing characters, and I think it shows a lot of respect for the people you’re representing in your work. As a writer, it’s important to remember that characters are more than just the sum of their experiences - they’re complex individuals with their own unique personalities, beliefs, and motivations. By focusing on accuracy and empathy, you can create characters who feel like real people with real struggles, rather than just caricatures or stereotypes.

Similarly, when writing about traumatic experiences or sensitive topics, it’s important to approach the subject matter with care and respect. Trauma can be difficult and painful to navigate, both for the characters involved and for readers who may be personally impacted by similar experiences. By prioritizing accuracy, sensitivity, and compassion, you can create a deeper understanding of these complex topics, and help your readers connect with your characters on a more empathetic level.
As someone who as had enough of those experinces. Approch such things in anyother ways othen the ones you’ve pointed out is fundermently wrong on multiple levels and not how if I where some else writing about me how I’d like to be portaried. Writers, sometime think they are excused from ethical resposiblities when dealing with subjects like truma, they belieave that becuase it is a chracter, they is a construct of their own imaginings that their words don’t have impact? This is a falicy of Logic and is based on the premiss that words don’t act in any othe capcity then the confines of the page on which they are writen? This is a mistake, the words are the text, all text has deeper meaning this is known as subtext, and the emotional and phcholocal outcome of subtext offteren have powerful resonence with certain aspects of the readership. Whatever the cuastaion of their emotional hurt, what you, as an auther create can have a deep and lasting impact on your readership. Therefor what you write and how you write it is a wightey undertaking not to be taken lightly.
I completely agree with you. Words have power and can have a deep and lasting impact on readers. As an author, it’s important to be aware of the ethical responsibilities that come with writing about sensitive topics and traumatic experiences. It’s crucial to approach these subjects with respect, sensitivity, and empathy, and to prioritize accuracy in portraying the experiences of real people who have gone through trauma.

Writing is not just a passive act of putting words onto a page - it’s an active process of creating meaning and crafting a narrative that has the potential to shape how readers see the world. As such, writers have a responsibility to take that power seriously and to be thoughtful and compassionate in how they wield it.

At the end of the day, writing is a form of communication, and it’s important to remember that the words we choose and the stories we tell have the power to shape our collective understanding of the world. By striving for accuracy, empathy, and ethical responsibility in our writing, we can create stories that challenge, inspire, and illuminate, even in the face of difficult or traumatic subject matter.
There have been tragic cases before where people reading a text have either selfharmed or commited act of violence or othe types of crime as a result. How much resposiblity does an auther have where such acts are commited? That is for the law and scociety to decide ulimatly.
You are correct that it is ultimately up to society and the law to determine where the responsibility lies when harm or violence is caused as a result of someone’s writing. However, as writers, we have a moral and ethical responsibility to take that potential impact seriously and to do everything we can to prevent harm and ensure that our words are used only in positive and constructive ways.

In some cases, that may mean exploring difficult or sensitive topics, but doing so in a way that is respectful and responsible, and that takes into account the potential impact on readers. It may also mean being cautious about how we portray certain experiences or individuals, and being aware of the possible interpretation or misinterpretation of our words.

Ultimately, as writers, we have a responsibility to use our words to uplift and edify, to inspire and educate, and to bring positive change into the world. By taking that responsibility seriously and approaching our craft with sensitivity and care, we can create stories that resonate deeply with our readers and leave a lasting, positive impact on the world around us.
That is not to say that difficult or sensitive topics should be off limits (Some ultra Conservitives may argue to the contery) just how they are tackeled and how? Writers have a resposiblity to warn against certain ills and ways of thinking that are part of the social fabirc of their age. Weither soceity chosise to head such warnings, that is called collectavisum and history shall be the judge the outcome.