tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post587282760086001040..comments2023-10-09T10:05:44.803-06:00Comments on Patricia Stoltey: Taking Chances ... by Karen BreesPatricia Stolteyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-30969211145284941562014-01-24T09:56:12.018-07:002014-01-24T09:56:12.018-07:00p.s. have also shared to Facebook & Twitterp.s. have also shared to Facebook & TwitterHelen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-77647040683050590642014-01-24T09:55:38.404-07:002014-01-24T09:55:38.404-07:00A very interesting post - thank you. (Bought on Ki...A very interesting post - thank you. (Bought on Kindle - looks a good read!) I had the same dilemma for the main character in my Sea witch Voyages he's a pirate, and pirates were rough, tough people - but I wanted readers to like him. It would make the story so unbelievable for my Jesamiah Acorne to be in a tight situation and merely say 'oh bother' so I decided on 'fok' and 'fokken' which gave the right flavour of a swear word especially for the period (early 1700's) Very occasionally I use the more familiar 'f' word in _really_ tight situations, and there are a few bl**dys and bu**ers - but again, he's a pirate! What does annoy me is swearing for the sake of it and swearing in historical fiction set in Anglo Saxon England - the worst Anglo Saxon words were things like 'God's Breath' and 'God's Blood'. The f* word was unknown back then!<br />I did get a reprimanding e-mail from a reader regarding my 1066 Battle of Hastings novel (Harold the King - UK title / I am the Chosen King US title) as a character called a Norman a 'whoreson'. Given that this was during the height of England's most important battle, I would think this was quite a mild word.... considering! :-)<br />Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-60065082485037672742014-01-23T16:48:03.996-07:002014-01-23T16:48:03.996-07:00That's why so many modern films are turnoffs. ...That's why so many modern films are turnoffs. When the characters are so limited that they must constantly curse to explain themselves, it's boring.KK Breeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-4648241103977180652014-01-23T15:31:38.735-07:002014-01-23T15:31:38.735-07:00Since I write science fiction and fantasy, I kind ...Since I write science fiction and fantasy, I kind of make up my own curses and they're pretty mild. I don't mind reading a contemporary book that has some bad words in but like you've said, it has to fit the character.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-21968959759217503132014-01-23T15:19:03.078-07:002014-01-23T15:19:03.078-07:00Maybe it's because we've had a lifetime to...Maybe it's because we've had a lifetime to increase our vocabulary and don't need to resort to expletives. KK Breeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-49754482625947933302014-01-23T12:09:11.621-07:002014-01-23T12:09:11.621-07:00Does use of expletives decrease with age?
Maybe I...Does use of expletives decrease with age?<br /><br />Maybe I never absorbed the mores of a proper lady, but I remember my mouth being much more harsh than it is now.<br /><br />As for characters, in my opinion, characters must do what characters must do to seem three-dimensional.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115085533635353291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-44027513899277796802014-01-23T09:46:51.518-07:002014-01-23T09:46:51.518-07:00Karen, I'm so glad you submitted this post for...Karen, I'm so glad you submitted this post for your guest appearance. I've done the same thing with my novel, Dead Wrong, by using really awful language when writing from my bad guys' POV. I like to say I was channeling my inner bad guy, and I'll admit I had a bit of fun with it because I'd never act or talk that way in real life....well, most of the time. Now, however, I'm worried about what my mom will think. :DPatricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-6386797433775062712014-01-23T09:07:48.372-07:002014-01-23T09:07:48.372-07:00A glass of wine before I began helped.
A glass of wine before I began helped.<br />KK Breeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-8397675526224755252014-01-23T08:43:34.158-07:002014-01-23T08:43:34.158-07:00Pat - Thanks for hosting Karen.
Karen - Thanks fo...Pat - Thanks for hosting Karen.<br /><br />Karen - Thanks for sharing your writing experience. I think it can really help a writer grow to try something a little out of the 'comfort zone.' It's often really difficult to do, but it adds (I think) freshness to the writing. I respect that you did that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-70163770744189778552014-01-23T08:01:10.581-07:002014-01-23T08:01:10.581-07:00I admire writers who stretch outside their comfort...I admire writers who stretch outside their comfort zone and do it well-- definitely an art to the use of language!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-68196942210401630702014-01-23T07:27:42.661-07:002014-01-23T07:27:42.661-07:00One of my friends says, "You can have sex, b...One of my friends says, "You can have sex, but not write it, and you can write murder, but not do it." I know what she means, although there are many, many writers our age who write sex. I think it's reflective of our age and the times we were brought up in. KK Breeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-80448826940837761092014-01-23T06:32:52.332-07:002014-01-23T06:32:52.332-07:00If I were writing something set in today's tim...If I were writing something set in today's times, I'd have to use stronger language. Probably why I don't, because it would be difficult for me to do that.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com