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For writers of all genres who want to bring subjects and characters into their work which may not fit into the stereotypical mold of moral perfection so common in CBA fiction.
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Latest Activity: Dec 4
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Cussin' Christians 29 Replies
Started by Shawna Van Ness. Last reply by Nike Chillemi Jun 15.
Who are the people in your neighborhood? 25 Replies
Started by Shawna Van Ness. Last reply by Nike Chillemi May 15.
Who are your culturally relevant characters? 4 Replies
Started by Shawna Van Ness. Last reply by Lisa Sinnock Feb 7.
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Comment by Lisa Lickel on November 4, 2009 at 8:04am - How about pretty frank sensuality/sexuality - no, not the sweet Julie Lessman married type, but the type found by people in today's world who need to be redeemed? I'm reading a book from the Urban Christian imprint. I gave it a pretty good review, but I'm still uncomfortable about it.
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Comment by Shawna Williams on August 10, 2009 at 7:40pm - Just wanted to say that--for some reason--my husband and I were discussing the origins the F word recently, and discovered that it's usage in the English language dates all the way back to the fifteen hundreds. Several other European cultures also contain a similar words with a similar meaning. I could list them, but....
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Comment by Ashley Ludwig on May 21, 2009 at 3:08pm
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F-bomb
Freakin'
Friggin'
H-e-double-hockey-sticks
curse
swore under his/her breath
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Comment by Garry R. Kennedy on May 21, 2009 at 2:52pm - I agree.
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- Nike - well said. We are supposed to be in command of the English language, after all!
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Comment by Elizabeth Bennet on April 7, 2009 at 3:18pm - Yeah, I totally agree with that!!!!!!!
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Comment by Garry R. Kennedy on April 7, 2009 at 3:15pm
- I still unfortunately occasionally still use the F word in my real life. Why? Because I'm still a work in progress and at times a very poor example to others, and I'm not proud of it. However, as a Christian writer I believe it should be one of our responsibilities to set the bar higher rather than lower it to meet the world's standard. The world doesn't expect to hear such language in a Christian novel. They expect better. We don't need to use the devil's language to make the Lord's point.
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Comment by Elizabeth Bennet on February 28, 2009 at 12:51pm
- I found myself a loop whole! So no profanity actually gets in there.
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Comment by Lisa Sinnock on February 27, 2009 at 11:04pm - Well, I've been working on my 'f-bombs' from my cops and drug dealers and have settled happily into working around them, lol! 'Frickin' ends up in there occasionally, but the challenge has proved fruitful. Thanks for the encouragement and insight here - I appreciate it!
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Comment by Elizabeth Bennet on February 26, 2009 at 8:42pm
- I am a future author of war novels, and those guys are far from perfect, I think I'll fit in right here!
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