Last
night the lights went out…
Crap!
Oh
well…
I called
some friends…
And
we met at the marina for dinner…
With
candlelight...
And the dolphins swimming just a stone's throw away...
We ate
and talked for hours...
And as
always…
Our
conversations were...well….
Real.
So “big
puh”, you’re probably saying…
Doesn’t
everyone talk real?
Of
course I think everyone talks real…
But
my point is…
So do
the characters in my novels.
And
the only reason I bring this up is…
Recently,
when I got comments back from an editor…
She
said some of my content was gross.
Hmm?
I
write in the genre of humorous women’s fiction…
Where
women talk, giggle, and howl with laughter…
And
many times…
Say
things they wouldn’t want anyone else to hear…
Like
confessions, and ‘intimate’ details…
And
sometimes gross things.
So
after last night’s gab fest…
When
nothing we said was censored…
I’ve
decided I’m not going to censer the voice of my character.
All
of her thoughts feelings and conversations…
That
resonate with me…
I
believe readers will also relate to…
Or at
the very least will get a chuckle.
But
do tell me…
Do
you censor your character’s comments…
For
fear of insulting a reader?
Or do
you stay true to the character’s nature and personality?
Always,
Em-Musing
5 comments:
Stay true to your character!
I'm not out there with my characters, but they are true to themselves.
I agree with Alex. That editor probably read 50 Shades of Grey and loved it. Hypocrite! Everyone has a gross meter I suppose but they can turn the page.LOL
Definitely stay true to your character! Have you seen The Sweetest Thing or Bridesmaids? I love real, raunchy female humor. It's like we're supposed to be proper all the time in fiction. Pshaw!
Shannon at The Warrior Muse
Hmm...that's a good question. I do think I cater to the reader a bit and soften dialogue, but it also kinda goes with the genre I write too.
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