Ep. 91: Caitlin Wahrer (Author of The Damage)

<p><strong>In Episode 91, Caitlin Wahrer (author of <a href= "https://amzn.to/37LroeE" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">The Damage</a>) shares how she decided to tackle sexual assault of a man by a man, how she felt about writing a gay male protagonist as a straight woman, and how the U.S. legal system is re-traumatizing for sexual assault victims.</strong></p> <p><em>This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).</em></p> <h2>Highlights</h2> <ul> <li>Why Caitlin doesn’t use cases she actually worked on as inspiration for her fiction writing.</li> <li>How Caitlin decided to tackle sexual assault of a man by a man.</li> <li>How Caitlin felt about writing a story about a gay, male protagonist as a straight woman (and what the discussions with her publisher looked like).</li> <li>What it was like to work with a sensitivity reader.</li> <li>What it means to her when gay men and sexual assault survivors tell her The Damage had an impact on them. (rephrase).</li> <li>The biggest difference she discovered in the impact of sexual assault of a female vs. of a male.</li> <li>How the U.S. legal system is re-traumatizing for sexual assault victims, Caitlin’s view of the legal system’s biggest problems, and how she thinks it could be improved.</li> <li>The restorative justice process.</li> <li>Why attorneys make such great fiction writers.</li> </ul> <h2>Caitlin’s Book Recommendations <a class= "spp-timestamp">[31:19]</a></h2> <p><strong>Two OLD Books She Loves</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2Un4bME" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">Know My Name</a> by Chanel Miller | <a href="https://amzn.to/2Un4bME" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">Buy from Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/24569/9780735223721">Buy from Bookshop.org</a><strong><img src= "https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sarsbooshe04-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B01BD1SSO4" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /></strong><strong><img src= "http://ir-na.