Strong Language in Books?
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Re: Strong Language in Books?
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I agree with you on this, but I also have read authors who express the use of "blue" words, without actually using them. It has worked well, in my opinion. Also, I have found that those who seldom use cursing in their writing, when they do use a curse word, it has an emphatic force that would otherwise not exist.Gravy wrote:In real life some people use "blue" language. I'm put off if a character that would typically use harsh language doesn't. That's not to say that every *criminal, construction worker, drunkard, etc.* has to, just that it takes a very talented author to tackle one who doesn't (and it actually be readable (in my opinion)).
It would be like an author writing about an MD who never sees a patient, or a prostitute who never sees a client.
That Very Talented Author could likely pull it off, but most would come across as inacurrate and contrived.
So, yes, I think authors should include this language. Preferably only in dialogue (and the written equivalent, i.e. letters), and preferably in an organic manner.