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11-14-2003, 02:34 PM
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How Risque is too Risque?
The way I see things nowadays, is that there are fewer taboos today than in years past. Even in the notoriously self-conscious world of literary fiction, new ground has been broken and the general public is more accepting of risque stuff. How far is too far?
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11-15-2003, 04:16 PM
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Child-animal sex will probably get you banned... that's pretty much it. Rape, murder, incest, anti-christianity, it all pretty much is exceptable. 
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11-15-2003, 06:42 PM
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Writing Machine
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They may not get banned these days, but extreme topics will still lose you a lot of readers - even if political correctness has removed the taboos, a lot of people will still feel uncomfortable - and that in turn will make it harder to publish the more you delve into that area.
You definitely need to be sure of your audience. That applies to all writing, of course, but doubly so if you're writing on topics that will alienate or anger people.
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11-15-2003, 09:53 PM
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Here's an excerpt of something I just started writing, with intention of being a novel:
The Curse
A. David Henderson
Brett woke up with a stinging penis, just like he did every other day. This didn’t really faze him, as he had to urinate, and he knew that the pain would be doubled in one moment. For the umpteenth time, he cursed God and Tijuana for the clap that had so addled his member. Once the bladder was sufficiently emptied, the stinging began to subside a little.
“I really have to get that looked at.”
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11-15-2003, 09:55 PM
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Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by veli
Here's an excerpt of something I just started writing, with intention of being a novel:
The Curse
A. David Henderson
Brett woke up with a stinging penis, just like he did every other day. This didn’t really faze him, as he had to urinate, and he knew that the pain would be doubled in one moment. For the umpteenth time, he cursed God and Tijuana for the clap that had so addled his member. Once the bladder was sufficiently emptied, the stinging began to subside a little.
“I really have to get that looked at.”
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...hah! That was actually pretty funny. |
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11-16-2003, 07:41 PM
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Scribe
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If you're writing it, it better serve a purpose that enhances your story's main idea. Nothing destroys a good work better than useless narrative.
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11-17-2003, 03:33 AM
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Writing Machine
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well seeing as the youngest writer allowed here is thirteen, think about it, what would you allow your thirteen year old son or daughter to read...
that might have been the worst example i have ever come up with...
please do not specify on that.
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