Comments on: Do Words Matter? http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/09/12/do-words-matter/ New York Times bestselling author Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:21:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Red http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/09/12/do-words-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-3285 Red Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:34:55 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/09/12/do-words-matter/#comment-3285 I agree! No censorship. I mean, did I MISS something? We're supposed to move forward, not backward! We're big girls - we can handle that and more. :grin: I agree! No censorship.

I mean, did I MISS something? We’re supposed to move forward, not backward! We’re big girls – we can handle that and more. :grin:

]]> By: N.J. Walters http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/09/12/do-words-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-3284 N.J. Walters Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:54:46 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/09/12/do-words-matter/#comment-3284 Ratings are totally unnecessary. Like you said, the type of books tend to dictate the language. If you don't like swearing, you don't have to buy certain books. Any author knows that to use it indiscriminately is to lose the effectiveness of it. Used sparingly, it works! Ratings are totally unnecessary.

Like you said, the type of books tend to dictate the language. If you don’t like swearing, you don’t have to buy certain books. Any author knows that to use it indiscriminately is to lose the effectiveness of it. Used sparingly, it works!

]]> By: Lorelei James http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/09/12/do-words-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-3283 Lorelei James Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:24:18 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/09/12/do-words-matter/#comment-3283 I've taken lots of hits for this...mostly in the mystery series I write - which is hard-boiled and if it's got a skeleton on the cover, gee, maybe it ain't gonna be about fluffy bunnies. The attitude smacks of sexism. What bothers me the most? Is other *women* are usually the biggest detractors of language issues. No ratings. If it's listed as adult fiction, you should expect it'll have adult language and issues. I’ve taken lots of hits for this…mostly in the mystery series I write – which is hard-boiled and if it’s got a skeleton on the cover, gee, maybe it ain’t gonna be about fluffy bunnies.

The attitude smacks of sexism. What bothers me the most? Is other *women* are usually the biggest detractors of language issues.

No ratings. If it’s listed as adult fiction, you should expect it’ll have adult language and issues.

]]> By: Christine http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/09/12/do-words-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-3282 Christine Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:06:39 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/09/12/do-words-matter/#comment-3282 First off are we living under the Taliban that we are arguing about censorship. I agree I don't especially like every other word to be an expletive but if fits the character and it's appropriate I have no problem w/ the f-bomb First off are we living under the Taliban that we are arguing about censorship. I agree I don’t especially like every other word to be
an expletive but if fits the character and it’s
appropriate I have no problem w/ the
f-bomb

]]> By: rhian http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/09/12/do-words-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-3281 rhian Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:01:46 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/09/12/do-words-matter/#comment-3281 i like me the f-bomb. heh. alot. censorship bad. next they'll be making me paint little black boxes over the nekkid parts of my paintings. :evil: i like me the f-bomb. heh. alot.
censorship bad.
next they’ll be making me paint little black boxes over the nekkid parts of my paintings. :evil:

]]> By: Bev Stephans http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/09/12/do-words-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-3280 Bev Stephans Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:52:36 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/09/12/do-words-matter/#comment-3280 I agree!! No ratings!! No censorship!! I agree!! No ratings!! No censorship!!

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