🖤 You have permission to write and read about darkness, trauma and taboo because they are part of the human experience.

🖤 You have permission to romanticize darkness, trauma and taboo in your writing because romanticizing your pain is something people do to control it.

🖤 Exploring dark, traumatic and taboo topics allows writers and readers to take control of and process painful experiences through fiction.

🖤 There is nothing harmful about writing and reading about dark, traumatic and taboo topics.

🖤 A writer and reader are always in control and constantly affirming their consent to the fiction simply by continuing to write or read.

🖤 If you feel like writing or reading something is harmful to you, you can revoke consent and stop the experience at any time by putting the story down.