The Writer's Chatroom Topic Chat: How To Use Raw Talk In Fiction
Published: Wed, 01/15/14
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(Sally Franklin Christie is in charge tonight)
I wrote a book that covered Abduction, Embezzlement, Betrayal, more than one Murder and Silence. When If I Should Die was published I did not use a single word harsher than 'damn' and when Peyton Farley said that word, she was chained to a wall in an isolated cabin in Montana.
My second novel, Milk Carton People was salted with minor expletives muttered by a young boy named Brian. A White House Secret Service agent said the big one that even my most vulgar grade school friends kept to themselves, at least until High School.
When should a writer pepper her reader with buckshot, stock swear words or blast her with the really crass and vulgar terms?
What is the difference between a curse and a swear? When is a word obscene and when is it profane?
How to Use Profanity and Other Raw Talk in Your Fiction
http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/how-to-use-profanity-and-other-raw-talk-in-your-fiction?et_mid=654238&rid=239566775 Join us tonight to discuss raw language, for the first hour. We'll take any other questions you may have in the second hour. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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