![]() It’s never my intention to be gratuitous, just real. It fits the characters and their intentions in the moment. ![]() You may also notice that potty-mouthed Randall, when meeting Tracy’s parents, wasn’t like, “Hey, bitches, what’s up?” That’s intentional. If you’ve read Black, for instance, you may have noticed that Coda very rarely curses (especially in comparison to, say, Bruce…). Cursing (and any other word choice in dialogue) tells you something about the character. And of course it’s not every person or all the time. In my experience, people in distress curse. ![]() ![]() In all seriousness, I try really hard to use realistic dialogue, and that takes listening to how people talk. I don’t have to, but given the scenarios that I write about, well, sometimes “darn it” just doesn’t cut it. If you haven’t read all of the Randall Lee books, it’s pretty likely there’s bound to be some spoilery bits ahead, so maybe wait until you’re caught up before reading any further.įirst off, just to address what is, by far, the number one criticism: “Why do you have to curse so much in your books?” There are a few different points that show up over and over again, whether in reviews of my books or in emails from readers (or, occasionally, direct messages on Twitter or Facebook), and it seems only fair that I just come right out and address them. I’ve wrestled with the idea of posting about this for a bit, but it’s something that comes up with such regularity that it just seems like something that has to happen… So… ![]()
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