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When the F#%K Should Your Characters Swear?
Thanks all for commenting. I’ve been meaning to get back to you, but I am currently embroiled in a legal dispute with a Yeti that is taking up all of my time. In the meantime, I thought I’d bump this up in case anyone f%$&ing missed it.
Time to bring out Ann and John again. In case you missed their previous antics:
Ann and John on Characters with Accents
Ann and John vs. Robostrangler
And now, our latest installment – Ann and John and the Search for More F$*ing money.
I have mixed thoughts on those pesky swear words. On the one hand, we are adults. If your characters are adults living in an adult world, they might swear once in awhile. Case in point:
“I’ve had enough of your goddamn cheating, John!” Ann said as she drew her gun and pointed it at him.
“Ann! No! What the f$%k are you doing?!” John asked.
“What I should have done a long time ago, you son of a bitch!”
Ann fired. The bullet ripped through John’s flesh.
“Owww!” John screamed. “My f$&king arm!!!”
I don’t like gratuitous swearing. I like to use…
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