tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post5215439144231139451..comments2024-03-08T07:00:30.850-06:00Comments on Write From the Heart: What happened to you?!Linda O'Connellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-73910560718901735022014-10-23T08:42:28.423-05:002014-10-23T08:42:28.423-05:00You have to respect the honesty of kids. He sounds...You have to respect the honesty of kids. He sounds like a sweet boy. Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-35328848658936344052014-10-22T07:11:35.466-05:002014-10-22T07:11:35.466-05:00Art Linkletter had quite a successful career on le...Art Linkletter had quite a successful career on letting kids say whatever they wanted...the unvarnished truth from the mouths of babes.<br /><br />Pat<br />Critter AlleyPat Wahlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138619912065680084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-57545609039899987892014-10-21T20:44:10.736-05:002014-10-21T20:44:10.736-05:00I don't write much fiction, but when I fiddle ...I don't write much fiction, but when I fiddle around with it, I don't censor. Unfortunately, a couple of my characters say what I think but don't dare speak.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-60220015051722512942014-10-21T17:13:32.222-05:002014-10-21T17:13:32.222-05:00Uncensored, for the most part, but I don't use...Uncensored, for the most part, but I don't use swear words in my writing. Ever.<br /><br />I'm sure your hair looks great. After all, you got an unbiased opinion from the best! SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358462881287190635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-25158668482723948792014-10-21T17:09:58.120-05:002014-10-21T17:09:58.120-05:00I have to admit, I struggle with the issue of swea...I have to admit, I struggle with the issue of swearing when writing for young adults. I want my characters to sound realistic, but I also don't want them dropping f-bombs everywhere. That's one of the draws of dystopian fiction, though. I can make up futuristic swear words without being offended by them!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141883867104777688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-70933628091258273762014-10-21T16:12:09.725-05:002014-10-21T16:12:09.725-05:00Trying to catch up on all the blog posts... as alw...Trying to catch up on all the blog posts... as always, love what you post. You make me smile and you put me right there with you! And hey, I'm a Friday the 13th baby!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296300032567383021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-37080983087512030542014-10-21T13:12:05.459-05:002014-10-21T13:12:05.459-05:00I don't censor my characters. This was a probl...I don't censor my characters. This was a problem for me with my second book in the "Fireflies" series because the hero is an attorney with a potty mouth. I couldn't clean up his speech without changing him, and I didn't want to change him. I cleaned it up where I could by adding a "swear jar" in his office so he has to pay up every time he lets his mouth fly, which gives him a reason to be careful, and that meshes with his personality and helped me reign it in. Lisa Ricard Clarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014582949326182166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-91758214520465021852014-10-21T10:10:28.175-05:002014-10-21T10:10:28.175-05:00I fight censoring my characters. I have a hard tim...I fight censoring my characters. I have a hard time letting them do bad things, be bad people!Bookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043111213031211794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-16465764153132803962014-10-21T08:04:25.446-05:002014-10-21T08:04:25.446-05:00Being around children can surely bring out a write...Being around children can surely bring out a writer's muse! The very few times I've spoken at schools, some of the students have said some memorable things! :) And no, I do not censor my characters....because I write personal essays, memoir...it's all the real deal! Great post, Linda! P.S. Art Linkletter was right! :)BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-38215186075438140742014-10-21T05:31:15.347-05:002014-10-21T05:31:15.347-05:00One of my former students (now in 4th grade) walke...One of my former students (now in 4th grade) walked by me in the hall one morning and said, "Mrs. R--I see you're slimming down." (I'm not.) I found out later he had passed by my teaching partner and said, "Mrs. C--I see you're working out," and both comments were said smoothly and naturally.<br /><br />HE is going to make some girl happy, if he can butter them up like he did us.<br /><br />Unfiltered? Censored? I'm afraid my characters all sound like me. (Horrors!)Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.com