Sunday, July 10, 2011

Censorship

I'm encountering a lot of markets that specify no abuse, no sex, no violence, no swears. Soooo... you mean no horror? Seriously, how does one write horror without those elements? Sure, I like a good spooky ghost story just as much as the next reader, but I'm an adult now. I'm a little bit beyond "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark", granted that's a damn good book. But I don't write children's books, I write shit that is gonna twist your soul and then take a shit on it! I'm having trouble finding markets that don't mind a little exploitation. Not everything needs to be subtle and tasteful. I write what hurts to hear and look at, but it doesn't make my work any less intelligent and well thought out. There is a difference between masturbatory, hard-up, gore and porn, and what I do. I write sex and violence as it pertains to humanity. Humans fuck, fight, and swear. Art reflects life.

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