Phallic Friday - censoring

I went to the clean side...and it's a problem! I know this sounds nutty, but it seems to be where I am at the moment.

I started writing clean books, censoring myself as I wrote. Each swear word got changed to something else. Sex wasn't on the cards, or if it was it was behind closed doors, hinted at rather than described.

It was confining. I noticed how much I swear, or how much my characters do. I noticed how easy it was for me to get carried away with the sex.

I filtered. I edited. I cleaned up my act.

And now, goddamn it, I can't write dirty. I've lost my filth. I'm stymied. I don't know how to get it back!

I'm reading raunchy stuff, hoping that will help. But forgive me if I've become too clean. I'll try to find my filth soon!

Cate xo