This is a fun article that crossed my desk today -
http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/how-to-use-profanity-and-other-raw-talk-in-your-fiction?et_mid=654238&rid=239091525
Writing urban fantasy, we use profanity and, as they put it, vulgarity when called for, and we feel pretty comfortable doing it (not that it's a requirement for urban fantasy, mind you). But, we also have the modern world to draw on. Writing in a pure fantasy environment, do you use modern profanity, older terms, avoid it, or make up your own?
http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/how-to-use-profanity-and-other-raw-talk-in-your-fiction?et_mid=654238&rid=239091525
Writing urban fantasy, we use profanity and, as they put it, vulgarity when called for, and we feel pretty comfortable doing it (not that it's a requirement for urban fantasy, mind you). But, we also have the modern world to draw on. Writing in a pure fantasy environment, do you use modern profanity, older terms, avoid it, or make up your own?