OverconfidentSarcasm
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The first time it was mentioned the author painted a rather graphic picture of what was happening, and I say that as someone who isn't squeamish and has seen blood and gore in the real world.
Yes, I think that's also a rather important part. The more detailed a scene is described, the more an author must have invested themself into it.
It's like a teenager, who has yet to learn the difference between love and lust, will never be able to write a convincing love story. Or if I read about a sexual act where the author completely omits all the details about whatever sensations come with said act, that tells me how the author is, in reality, just describing what they saw in a porn movie instead of retelling something they actually experienced. So, if you write me a rape story, and go into great detail about the emotional excitement the rapists felt while doing it... Well, best case scenario, the author is (hopefully!) just speculating on a higher level.