A Quick Question.

[Practical Rhetoric]

Okay, so I'm working on a story completely unrelated to the CAW. I was wondering that if I use a young girl in my story, say age nine, but nothing extremely explicit/sexual happens with her until she's eighteen, would that be allowed? I don't want to write a thirty seven chapter story and end up having the first fifteen removed. So I figured it was a legitimate question.

[snowleopard3200]

Originally Posted by Practical Rhetoric

Okay, so I'm working on a story completely unrelated to the CAW. I was wondering that if I use a young girl in my story, say age nine, but nothing extremely explicit/sexual happens with her until she's eighteen, would that be allowed? I don't want to write a thirty seven chapter story and end up having the first fifteen removed. So I figured it was a legitimate question.

Contact the moderators and make sure on the matter. Ask and save yourself a lot of problems.

[wantsomefun]

Originally Posted by Practical Rhetoric

... I figured it was a legitimate question.

A mod will give you a fair ruling if you contact her. If she's not 100% comfortable with her opinion, she'll discuss it with the others.

Send a short introductory PM. Just copy/paste your OP.

Someone will get back to you, but remember, they're all part-time volunteers with real lives, sometimes not lucky to have enough time to "chat" in real time with everyone who has a question.

It's good that you're asking. Hopefully you'll get the guidance you need.

I had the same question with a story I wrote for a contest on another site a few years ago. They have a "nothing under 18" rule, but I wanted a brief completely non-erotic scene to help describe the neighborhood. It included a brief encounter with a nine-year old homeless kid. A mod wrote back asking to read that part. Then I got a PM saying, "The scene with the little boy told us a lot about the mood and setting of the story. That portion is pre-approved. Good luck with your contest entry. I will attach our conversation to your account with a green flag for the part we read."

Ask a simple question in a respectful way. We have three lovely ladies -- their links are at the bottom of the page, on the main screen, I believe. None of them bite.

Well, not too hard. Unless you're doing something especially well.

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