Language. Again. Goddamn it.


This is going to be a multi-thronged post (that's right, I have a degree!)  (I'm using parenthesis again) (goddamn it), so bear with me.  I want to rail against dip shits that leave reviews for books that say "it was great, except for the language."  So the book your reading has teenagers having unprotected sex, no problem, but they said a four letter word!  The movie you just watched had a werewolf peeling the flesh from someone's face (that sounds awesome), but the victim swore while he was being eaten alive.  Definitely deserving of a one star review.

I've also seen a review that complained about the "language", but when I checked the other books the reviewer read they were all erotica.  An engorged, throbbing, vein pulsating member, thrusting vigorously into her depths is no problem.  Saying "shit" is a terrible though.  
Congratulations, you're a (goddamn) douche bag.
And now the second throng of this awesome blog - authors thinking they have the responsibility of "protecting the language."
I've seen several authors railing against the use of the word "awesome."  Awesome, is an awesome goddamn word.  Yes, it was used sparingly fifty years ago, but it's commonplace now.  Deal with it.  Someone writing awesome books about zombies eating prostitutes is not a guardian of the English language.  You write fiction, shitty fiction at that, so drop the pretense that you are some kind of savior of the written word.
Someone actually said that we're destroying the foundation that we're attempting to make a living upon.  Or some non-awesome phrase similar to that.  Bitch, please.  I write books about cowboys shooting zombies and people moving shit with their minds.  Bill Shakespeare isn't rolling in his grave when I roll out Gehenna.  Wait, did me plugging my book ruin the English language?

Hugh Howey is maintaining the integrity of writing with his incredible sentence structure and impressive vocabulary.  I want people to say "that book was awesome" when they're done.

Goddamn it.
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Published on May 27, 2012 20:13
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