I have a few questions Episodians so please share you opinions with me. Is it bad when the author uses strong language and physical abuse in their stories? I’m writing a story based on true events. Now, the thing the MC goes through has no way of being sugar coated. I want to make the story as real as possible to what actually happened so I do use a lot of strong language. It’s not the typical bad boy story, it’s the actual real world type of problems. I’m just afraid using the strong language may be too much?!?!?
If you would like to check out my story here’s the information:
Tittle: Facing My Demons
Author: Lady Stephanie
Description: Roxyanne has been abused by her ex-boyfriend. Along with facing her demons, dating a gangster and finding her true self, she must unmask the one trying to hurt her.
I always put the signs regardless. I tend to use a few strong words and the abuse part was just one time when she was telling her friend what happened to her. Although in the future she helps out girls who went through the same or worse experiences as she did. I’m not sure if I want to show in the future a guy hitting a woman. But it is what actually happened. I’m just a little stuck there, should I make it part of the story and give the reader the full detail or should I keep it pg 13 which is hiding what really happened?
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I am. Mostly everyone that I’ve shared part of the story with have agreed to just express how it happened. Just a few find it rather disturbing. A few girls that have been through similar experiences think that it’s strong but it is what actually happens in this f*cked up world. They think that not including it in my story is basically denying what happens out there with the unfortunate ones.
You can include WHATEVER YOU WANT in your story, Yes, this world we live in is chaos, and and others can experience abuse in family, relationships, etc, but at least in your story it is showing that, and how the character can come out of it.