Recent content by joshwolf

Absolutely. You said it.

Thanks to everyone above who reminded us to focus on the positive. Yes, even the basic Joseph Campbell-hero's journey could be described as a cliché, but I agree with Tom N. that a cliché is ripe for subversive originality. Spin it! Fracture it! Fantasy will never stop evolving, whether we're...

Thanks, folks! I've already found some really interesting discussions about both sex and cursing in fantasy lit. I had no idea that this forum would be so, uh, bracing!

When I'm writing urban fantasy, I tend to have characters who swear A LOT, probably because I grew up around people who cursed without thinking about it. I usually pare it way down in revision. Less is more. I also find it's useful to have only one or two characters who use really colorful...

I think that it completely depends on the tone of the work itself and what beats you're trying to hit as your plot unfolds. Would I write about my characters going to the bathroom? If it fit the tone and something important needed to happen during that, you know, business, then yeah, I would...

Hey Folks, I just stumbled onto this community. I've been writing for a while and this looks like a great place to find/provide support, critiques and what have you. So glad you guys are out here and that the forums are so clearly defined. -joshwolf