tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post8577799769267238516..comments2024-03-25T05:24:31.357-04:00Comments on Constantine: @TheIWSG #IWSG #CathrinaConstantine #WriterSupportGroup #WritingCommunity #WritersLife Cathrina Constantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960849263181625782noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-57712324389832878382021-10-11T22:26:00.306-04:002021-10-11T22:26:00.306-04:00I rarely curse but I do slip one out occasionally....I rarely curse but I do slip one out occasionally. Especially when I stub my big toe. But it's so rare that when I do let a curse slip out my sons look at me in surprise.<br />Thanks for co-hosting!Lidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185947128989933152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-47653272499824767322021-10-10T19:20:21.472-04:002021-10-10T19:20:21.472-04:00Writing for teens today must be challenging when i...Writing for teens today must be challenging when it comes to content.<br /><br />Thanks for co-hosting.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-60876789346402075872021-10-09T20:33:18.857-04:002021-10-09T20:33:18.857-04:00Your approach sounds realistic and honest. I'm...Your approach sounds realistic and honest. I'm always bewildered when parents throw a fit about profanity in books for teens. Like, have you heard any actual teens talk? And pre-teens? I learned the f-word at school in the early 1970s... in first grade.Janet Alcornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09175655692094831262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-19956028112954379932021-10-09T20:31:24.750-04:002021-10-09T20:31:24.750-04:00This is a great analogy! Stories with constant cur...This is a great analogy! Stories with constant cursing also remind me of my brother-in-law, who uses f-bombs as almost every part of speech. Then I start hearing the dialogue in his voice, and it's all over.Janet Alcornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09175655692094831262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-12385617891837198052021-10-08T06:57:00.244-04:002021-10-08T06:57:00.244-04:00Being realistic is important as an author. That sa...Being realistic is important as an author. That said, I try to keep things on the "clean" side. Thank you for co-hosting IWSG this month.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-79675667009240769482021-10-07T22:59:30.352-04:002021-10-07T22:59:30.352-04:00I'm with Olga Godin that I find myself skippin...I'm with Olga Godin that I find myself skipping the 'sex' scenes in some of the books I read (Miss Fisher mysteries). I don't mind them, but after a while, meh. Also Jemina Pett's comment about curse words of the 'future'. I've done that with future stories and with fantasy stories. I think you get the 'feel' of the word without the 'coarseness' of an English form of the word. It's kind of fun to create a word (with a semi origin story for it) in my head. :)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217649175025066003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-77765819998818625712021-10-07T20:48:46.796-04:002021-10-07T20:48:46.796-04:00Thank you for co-hosting this month. I agree with ...Thank you for co-hosting this month. I agree with YA - it's hard to know what to write because there's such a fine line in publishing. I've only ever written one sex scene, it was in an adult short story and was a fade-to-black, and writing it was so cringy for me... I doubt I'll do more than that in the future either! :)Emma L Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903297086909922012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-74160904554846903592021-10-07T14:50:00.527-04:002021-10-07T14:50:00.527-04:00Thank you for hosting this month's blog hop. I...Thank you for hosting this month's blog hop. I do try and be entertaining but my "drawing the line" is more - will this spark an interest in the reader, not necessarily the same boundaries as many are talking about here. dianeweidenbenner.comDihiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246560909358107890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-45011835820771754392021-10-06T23:04:15.828-04:002021-10-06T23:04:15.828-04:00There is such a fine line of setting a tone and ju...There is such a fine line of setting a tone and just being gratuitous for shock value. Of course teenagers swear and have sex. So do I. But truly, I am not particularly entertained by writing that uses the F-bomb every other sentence, even if it's 'realistic.' That said, mileage may vary for others. And for that reason, I will always support the right of authors to tell their own stories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-20856702958669800672021-10-06T20:10:28.815-04:002021-10-06T20:10:28.815-04:00Thanks for hosting this month's blog hop!Thanks for hosting this month's blog hop!Yvonne Ventrescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935915085584796351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-34891342660433488462021-10-06T18:46:50.263-04:002021-10-06T18:46:50.263-04:00I've heard (mostly on romance podcasts) a lot ...I've heard (mostly on romance podcasts) a lot of discussion about how YA readers these days often demand more "adult" content. I'll bet it's a hard balancing act for YA authors. Thanks for cohosting this month!Sadira Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879842617320020500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-33454862736752985042021-10-06T16:57:01.361-04:002021-10-06T16:57:01.361-04:00Hi Cathrina...
I am right there with you. Teens a...Hi Cathrina...<br /><br />I am right there with you. Teens are teens and they cuss and have sex... end of subject. LOL I have one explicit scene in my Contemporary YA novel, but they are both seventeen and the passion is mutual...Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-61990040678949462562021-10-06T16:51:56.108-04:002021-10-06T16:51:56.108-04:00I have never written an explicit sex scene, and I&...I have never written an explicit sex scene, and I'm not sure if I could. However, in my memoir I have written about being molested on a train by a conductor. that was one of the hardest things I have ever written. I usually avoid foul language when I'm writing, but if it is necessary for the situation or character, I'll use it when writing for adults. Thanks for co-hosting today, Cathrina! I hope you're having lots of fun today! Take care!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-48643511611279125062021-10-06T16:06:25.608-04:002021-10-06T16:06:25.608-04:00I don't write explicit sexual scenes, not beca...I don't write explicit sexual scenes, not because I disapprove of them but because I find them boring. After the first couple dozen, they all seem the same. I tend to skip them in my reading. Why would I want to write them?<br />As for 'foul' language - it depends on who my characters are. Some of them swear. Others don't. I see that's your approach as well.Olga Godimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358026814685611301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-8174836982378876652021-10-06T15:13:40.662-04:002021-10-06T15:13:40.662-04:00Hi Cathrina!
Good point. In terms of language, ki...Hi Cathrina!<br /><br />Good point. In terms of language, kids experiment, teens often over-utilize words they hope will make an impression. Would that writers could still get away with "Nathan kicked the dirt," ;-)<br />Thanks for co-hosting!diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-76357793374154355402021-10-06T14:57:38.413-04:002021-10-06T14:57:38.413-04:00Great answer. I think I shy away from strong langu...Great answer. I think I shy away from strong language too much. Makes me sound like a prude.<br />Thanks for co-hosting IWSG this month!<br />Mary at <a href="http://www.playoffthepage.com" rel="nofollow">Play off the Page</a><br />Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089502829581772836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-91713385812268751662021-10-06T14:33:11.598-04:002021-10-06T14:33:11.598-04:00Like I mentioned on my blog. I rarely say anything...Like I mentioned on my blog. I rarely say anything in my stories that I wouldn't say in front of my mom.<br /><br />Thanks for co-hosting IWSG this month!Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-45799685419164167062021-10-06T14:06:56.728-04:002021-10-06T14:06:56.728-04:00As I don't write (for) teens I don't have ...As I don't write (for) teens I don't have to worry about teens cursing, but whether they do or not, why should pages be littered with swearwords if they don't make for good reading?<br /><br />I had an interesting time with my scifi series, because I reckoned that 600 yrs on, with changed attitudes to many things (including the anglo-saxon/Victorian attitude to sex) swear-words would be different. So mine have come away from rude words based on religious words or body parts. You can still tell they're swearing, though.<br /><br />Hope you're enjoying co-hosting as much as I am!<br /><br /><a href="http://jemimapett.com/blog/2021/10/06/iwsg-october-update-on-the-book-stall-my-latest-book-launch/" rel="nofollow">Jemima</a>Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-63423762732767783752021-10-06T12:53:40.306-04:002021-10-06T12:53:40.306-04:00This is a tough one because so much of the languag...This is a tough one because so much of the language depends upon genre. Good discussion.Computer Tutorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938856237984732342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-26155499186907036262021-10-06T12:00:28.549-04:002021-10-06T12:00:28.549-04:00It seems like things are getting more open the old...It seems like things are getting more open the older that I get. I know back in the day, the adult novels I read were far more tamer than some of the YA stuff I've picked up in the modern day. Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-26690083596225973882021-10-06T11:48:17.418-04:002021-10-06T11:48:17.418-04:00It's all about the audience and the genre--in ...It's all about the audience and the genre--in my crime books, there's violence and swearing where needed for the story, and the sex is present but implied rather than depicted.Your policy is excellent for YA.Damyanti Biswashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12730222708740037475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-76549159584102611142021-10-06T11:30:36.166-04:002021-10-06T11:30:36.166-04:00Hi,
It sounds like you have found a good system th...Hi,<br />It sounds like you have found a good system that works for you. <br />Thank you for co_hosting.<br />All the best. <br /><br />Shalom aleichem,<br />Pat G @ <a href="http://patgarciaandeverythingmustchange.com/" rel="nofollow">EverythingMustChange</a><br />Pat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883791832440839658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-25382134225441026752021-10-06T11:28:00.121-04:002021-10-06T11:28:00.121-04:00I draw this line at what I don't like to read...I draw this line at what I don't like to read in books, I guess. This means behavior and language I don't want to hear in daily conversation either... <br /><br />This was a great question to pose to the group, but I've got nothing to add or detract from the discussion.<br /><br />Thanks for co-hosting!talkladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03736534881427437979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-68523880702472629492021-10-06T11:16:45.288-04:002021-10-06T11:16:45.288-04:00Swearing is a tough choice with YA fiction. My dau...Swearing is a tough choice with YA fiction. My daughters were only surprised when it showed up a "lot" which meant several times on every page. But yes, teens curse. So, it's that fine line - how much/how little - it's hard to know. Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481323769336692447.post-80159112795753293912021-10-06T10:37:38.507-04:002021-10-06T10:37:38.507-04:00My sex scenes are implied but not shown. Says more...My sex scenes are implied but not shown. Says more about me than the world's attitude, I'm sure. Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.com