Profanity in Fiction

Yesterday, Jeff Gerke posted part two of his interesting opinion regarding the necessity of profanity in fiction. Gerke, a Keep Me In Suspense blog team member, wrote part one of his profanity message on April 21.

I totally agree with these articles. If you write fiction, you'll want to read them.

There is more to an argument than cussing. There are other ways to manage the pain of accidentally hammering your thumb than screaming a not very creative expletive. I like seeing the bad guy being bad - without all the unnecessary dialogue. Many villains are scarier with their mouths shut.

Thanks, Jeff. I look forward to your next post.