The steam level is similar to other books in my genre, and the violence/gore would barely receive an R rating if it were a movie.
I write the first sentences of my blurbs to include words/phrases that suggest violence if it’s in the book. I always include content warnings about violence and steam level. Two, however, were two stars who were upset about graphic content. How do you learn to live with reviews that are patently unfair? My last book had mostly good reviews. Is there a risk the reader might assume the writer thinks like those he/she writes about?…Should it worry us? The same goes for Muslims and characters of other faiths. In other books, I’ve had characters with faith ‘thanking Jesus’ and ‘praising the Lord’ (both good guys and bad guys) in dialogue, and scenes written around them and their communities will be written as if belief is the norm, even though I’m not a Christian myself. Other, more palatable characters, obviously act and speak very differently, and those scenes written from their POV reflects this too, though some of my police officers tend to use bad language a lot (as my research has shown they do in real life). Scenes written from the POV of those within the group portray attitudes and use racist terminology I’d never use in my own life, but it’s the way these evil thugs think and speak.
Its plot features a group of extreme racist terrorists. My current WIP is nominally finished, but awaiting the editor’s opinions and suggestions.
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How about a discussion on how far writers of fiction can or should go (and how to go about it convincingly) in the pursuit of realism and credibility when writing from the POV of the ‘bad guy’, or even that of other characters whose ethical, political, religious, spiritual, or other opinions and behaviours differ or even conflict with the author’s own? Those of us who write crime novels will happily describe the most heinous criminal activities as ‘normal’ behaviour for our bad guys, even though we’re not murderers, rapists, or terrorists ourselves, and abhor such things in the real world. (If you phrase your request as a question, I may be able to quote you if I end up using it as inspiration, unless of course you specify that you’d rather I not do so.)Īs always, thank you all so much for your engagement here with me and your passion for telling stories to a world that needs them! Wordplayers, tell me your opinion! What writing topic or question would you like me to talk about in future posts? Tell me in the comments! Leave me a comment and tell me what post you’d most like me to write for you.
In short, as I start gearing up for a new round of posts and podcast episodes, I’d like to make sure I’m serving your needs as best I can. How about a gnawing question you just can’t figure out? Is there a writing subject that’s really got your interest right now? As I’m starting to think about what I want to share on the blog next year, I thought I’d take the opportunity to ask you-since many of my best post ideas come from questions here in the Wordplayer community. I can’t believe we’re almost into the final quarter of 2022.
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