Thanks, folks! I've already found some really interesting discussions about both sex and cursing in fantasy lit. I had no idea that this forum would be so, uh, bracing!
When I'm writing urban fantasy, I tend to have characters who swear A LOT, probably because I grew up around people who cursed without thinking about it. I usually pare it way down in revision. Less is more. I also find it's useful to have only one or two characters who use really colorful...
I think that it completely depends on the tone of the work itself and what beats you're trying to hit as your plot unfolds. Would I write about my characters going to the bathroom? If it fit the tone and something important needed to happen during that, you know, business, then yeah, I would...
Hey Folks,
I just stumbled onto this community. I've been writing for a while and this looks like a great place to find/provide support, critiques and what have you. So glad you guys are out here and that the forums are so clearly defined.
-joshwolf