I just finished my first fantasy novel and I decided to write the whole thing without using the F word. It wasn't easy, believe me. I few awkward "friggins" had to go in there at points.
And then it crossed my mind during the second draft that this is a book featuring, among other themes, attempted rape, torture, murder, and in the first chapter, free use of the word 'penis'.
Was the F word ban utterly pointless? I'm starting to wonder.
I just finished my first fantasy novel and I decided to write the whole thing without using the F word. It wasn't easy, believe me. I few awkward "friggins" had to go in there at points.
And then it crossed my mind during the second draft that this is a book featuring, among other themes, attempted rape, torture, murder, and in the first chapter, free use of the word 'penis'.
Was the F word ban utterly pointless? I'm starting to wonder.
Swearing is actually pretty complicated: Language of taboo and of abuse that may overlap or not. Calling someone a shit is a taboo word and an abusive one.
But maybe it's not allowed by some specific publishers or for YA?
I just finished my first fantasy novel and I decided to write the whole thing without using the F word. It wasn't easy, believe me. I few awkward "friggins" had to go in there at points.
And then it crossed my mind during the second draft that this is a book featuring, among other themes, attempted rape, torture, murder, and in the first chapter, free use of the word 'penis'.
Was the F word ban utterly pointless? I'm starting to wonder.
Hannah Moskowitz's YA novel Break has "fuck" in the fourth sentence.
Most "modern" obscenities aren't any more more "modern" than the rest of the words we use anyway.
'modern' sex acts, such as oral.
Please tell me you educated this person with an ancient art history lesson.
Please tell me you educated this person with an ancient art history lesson.
Radford also ill-advisedly comes up with an all-purpose swear-word for her characters, and it completely throws you out of any mythic sense you might be experiencing when someone inanely blurts out "S'murgh you!"
No ancient art, but I did point out that people then had both the same orifices and the same sexualities as people today.
I admit, I do find the idea of medieval blowjobs fairly mind bending (and somewhat unpleasant), but rejecting their existence is something else entirely.
Only you can say. Is there a reason you were avoiding the F word?