Hi there,
Well, I've stopped writing because I've run up against a troubling roadblock. I'm writing a piece of fiction, fantasy-styled stuff, and things are actually flowing quite nicely for once.
So I'm working away and I type down one line:
"Holy shit, she was speaking to him."
That's just the way the story comes into my head. It comes in there and I write it down before the words become elusive and I lose my grip. But I stopped because I'm just not sure what sort of impact swearing has on a narrative. I've read plenty about characters swearing, but this is me, crafting the tale, not any of my characters.
I have really no idea about much of this stuff - I just write the stories that occur to me, that interest me and that I want to tell. I don't know the target audience exactly, but I have a vague idea. I just write because I like to do it, but I would love to be published one day, so that's why this is important.
Any info or thoughts you could offer on the subject would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.