tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post5916507847043286913..comments2024-03-07T19:11:21.715-06:00Comments on Sandra Ulbrich Almazan: Speculative Fiction Author: IWSG: Writing SurprisesSandra Ulbrich Almazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-20181701498297324052017-09-08T15:00:53.879-05:002017-09-08T15:00:53.879-05:00I'm actually kind of surprised by how rarely I...I'm actually kind of surprised by how rarely I use curse words in my writing. I don't seem to mind using them in real life, but for some reason writing them down... I don't know. It feels kind of weird to me.James Paillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213113363979079375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-91476337231012017-09-07T09:48:19.348-05:002017-09-07T09:48:19.348-05:00You hit on 2 of the hardest things to write. I hav...You hit on 2 of the hardest things to write. I have to watch my language around the grandkiddies. Talk about hard! In writing sci-fi romances, I came up with substitutes for the classic swear words. That wasn't too bad. It didn't seem like swearing. But in my contemporaries, it's different. I have a character whose deathbed promise to her mother was not to swear like a teenager. It's a cute gimmick for substitute words. Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-63626716556960486212017-09-07T05:44:56.270-05:002017-09-07T05:44:56.270-05:00Maria, yes, that would be appropriate justificatio...Maria, yes, that would be appropriate justification!<br /><br />Anna, I hope most people realize authors are not their characters.<br /><br />Sex scenes can be pretty surprising, Misha!Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-82852916229504083162017-09-06T15:50:59.941-05:002017-09-06T15:50:59.941-05:00Sex scenes tend to surprise me too. Mostly because...Sex scenes tend to surprise me too. Mostly because I'm pretty dang straight-laced, but those scenes.... phew! ;-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-63930731167671457732017-09-06T09:50:44.429-05:002017-09-06T09:50:44.429-05:00Yeah, one of my characters is a real potty mouth. ...Yeah, one of my characters is a real potty mouth. I hope no one confuses me with them. I'd hate it. <br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from elements of emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-82675202956013530272017-09-06T09:19:34.770-05:002017-09-06T09:19:34.770-05:00I won't swear in public, but smash a toe or ge...I won't swear in public, but smash a toe or get stung by a scorpion and I can get colorful.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-11716236966784117972017-09-06T06:02:13.252-05:002017-09-06T06:02:13.252-05:00I wouldn't want to write an anti-hero or anti-...I wouldn't want to write an anti-hero or anti-heroine either, Alex.<br /><br />Pat, I guess it's good that I don't swear, seeing as I have a kid. Unfortunately, it's hard to track how much swearing he hears on YouTube.Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-53186084086858820012017-09-06T05:30:53.385-05:002017-09-06T05:30:53.385-05:00I love swearing. I love swearing. PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-4069516524340976682017-09-06T04:56:21.847-05:002017-09-06T04:56:21.847-05:00I rarely swear. Saying seldom would be pushing the...I rarely swear. Saying seldom would be pushing the truth though.<br />Most authors can separate themselves from their characters. I must be the rarity in that I couldn't write a main character who was off base too far from my own morals and values.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com