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RepresentingEnvy said:
It is a compliment. I like Stephen King, and I liked the newer IT movies, even if some parts were a little cringe.
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On-topic: If your parent's words resonate with you, I'd more look at it when making your next novel and think about if it's worth rather than rewriting a current one for G or PG-13. Most people won't buy the censored version, and if kids get really interested in the book, they'll probably go find the non-censored version anyways, so it's a lot of work for very little payoff in any sense.

Topic-adjacent: I have idly wondered how suggestive I could get away with on Royal Road if I didn't actually do lewd stuff ever (with a non-smut story, of course).
 
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TheMonotonePuppet said:
Pffft! It’s totally fine! I understand not wanting to take that into your heart by reading it!
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My imagination is often vivid and what the character are feeling I kinda feel it too, so it's hard to read a psychological story

Though if it's my novel I don't care that much

I wonder why?
 
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dummycake said:
My imagination is often vivid and what the character are feeling I kinda feel it too, so it's hard to read a psychological story

Though if it's my novel I don't care that much

I wonder why?
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Oh, I totally get this!

I can sometimes bounce off darker stuff, depending on my mood-- but writing stuff, I can get pretty hecking dark.

The thing is, as the writer? It's transparently clear that everything is completely under my control. I can change content or skip something tough or whatever at any moment.

If someone else wrote it, I can't really demand that they change it to suit what I can take at any moment-- well, I can, but it'd be a dick move, and would almost certainly have no effect.

I think it's a bit like having a safeword with someone you trust-- only in this instance, that person is yourself.
 
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Succubiome said:
On-topic: If your parent's words resonate with you, I'd more look at it when making your next novel and think about if it's worth rather than rewriting a current one for G or PG-13. Most people won't buy the censored version, and if kids get really interested in the book, they'll probably go find the non-censored version anyways, so it's a lot of work for very little payoff in any sense.

Topic-adjacent: I have idly wondered how suggestive I could get away with on Royal Road if I didn't actually do lewd stuff ever (with a non-smut story, of course).
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I don't have any smut so that's good but it's mainly religious reasons and the language used.
 
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Paul_Tromba said:
I don't have any smut so that's good but it's mainly religious reasons and the language used.
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For sure, I know your reasons here are different than mine-- just like, going through editing an entire novel just so you can release two different editions doesn't seem worth it to me at all, regardless?

If cursewords and other stuff you consider objectionable from religious grounds are rare, non-plot-altering, and it's minimal work to edit them, maybe that'd be worth to change the base version-- otherwise, I don't get it.

Related: I dunno if it helps, but if it's a fantasy or scifi novel, it's pretty easy to have everyone curse using terms that aren't actual curse words IRL-- Battlestar Galactica's 'frak' comes to mind.
 
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Succubiome said:
The thing is, as the writer? It's transparently clear that everything is completely under my control. I can change content or skip something tough or whatever at any moment.
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Yeah.
I had to change a scene that just felt right to write at the first time when I looked at it again.
I know as a reader would be upset if I read that, so maybe I just have to roleplay as a reader sometimes?
 
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dummycake said:
Yeah.
I had to change a scene that just felt right to write at the first time when I looked at it again.
I know as a reader would be upset if I read that, so maybe I just have to roleplay as a reader sometimes?
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I mean, if you wanna write the sort of stuff you'd be comfortable reading, sure?

Some people like what I write, and some people like way darker stuff than what I write, so I don't really worry about it too much beyond doing my best to do proper content warnings.

There's little shame in being able to dish it out but not take it, as long as it's consensual for everyone involved.
 
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Envy invited her best friend over for a sleepover. She had promised that night was the night they would share candy. It wasn't Halloween, but Envy's friend really liked to eat candy. They both shared in that passion, each enjoying different flavors of candy before they found each other.

Envy let her friend into her bedroom, and showed her the honey flavored candy. Her friend had never before tasted honey quite like it. She licked all over the honey candy as Envy giggled. "How do you like my honey candy? Is it tasty?"

"Mhm!" Envy's friend exclaimed as she rubbed her tongue all over it. Envy was so happy that her friend liked her candy. She was so happy that she patted her friend on the head. Her friend was happy to receive pats, so she increased the ferocity of the licks. "How many licks does it take to finish Envy's candy?" She asked. Her answer came soon after as Envy cheered in jubilation.

"I am so happy you ate my candy!"
 
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RepresentingEnvy said:
Envy invited her best friend over for a sleepover. She had promised that night was the night they would share candy. It wasn't Halloween, but Envy's friend really liked to eat candy. They both shared in that passion, each enjoying different flavors of candy before they found each other.

Envy let her friend into her bedroom, and showed her the honey flavored candy. Her friend had never before tasted honey quite like it. She licked all over the honey candy as Envy giggled. "How do you like my honey candy? Is it tasty?"

"Mhm!" Envy's friend exclaimed as she rubbed her tongue all over it. Envy was so happy that her friend liked her candy. She was so happy that she patted her friend on the head. Her friend was happy to receive pats, so she increased the ferocity of the licks. "How many licks does it take to finish Envy's candy?" She asked. Her answer came soon after as Envy cheered in jubilation.

"I am so happy you ate my candy!"
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Then her friend showed her own candy, asking Envy to taste it
 
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Succubiome said:
The thing is, as the writer? It's transparently clear that everything is completely under my control. I can change content or skip something tough or whatever at any moment.
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This reminded of a part of a story I wanted to write

Here it is, I really like the idea.

- Meeting God (The Writer) | Scribble Hub

www.scribblehub.com www.scribblehub.com

If you have delusions or schizophrenia I recommend not reading

edit:please overlook the errors I felt that I was writing at gun point

edit2: turns out I can dodge bullets I fixed it

edit3: the ai overlord helped me once again
 
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