[stylist] Underwear

Vejas Vasiliauskas alpineimagination at gmail.com
Wed Oct 26 20:57:10 UTC 2016 

I agree, but there are different contexts. For example, if a little kid said "I put on my underwear" there's nothing wrong with that. But if they do it for a reaction, such as people who repeatedly use the f word just for shock value, that's different.
Vejas 

> On Oct 26, 2016, at 13:53, Miss Thea via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Yeah, but underwear? That's going too far.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Vejas Vasiliauskas via stylist
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 4:22 PM
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter What's Going On?
> 
> It was just a regular elementary school, but it is very high on morals and values. The city has  one of the top high schools in the country, so I think they just wanted to make sure people are well-rounded.
> Vejas
> 
>> On Oct 26, 2016, at 13:14, Miss Thea via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Well, no kidding.
>> What type of school was your bro going to?
>> Thea
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Vejas Vasiliauskas via stylist
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 4:40 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter What's Going On?
>> 
>> When my brother was in first grade he got in trouble at school simply for saying the word "underwear" I thought that wasn't right because it is a daily item of clothing.
>> Vejas
>> 
>>> On Oct 25, 2016, at 12:47, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I beg to differ. If you are raised using certain replacements for curse
>>> words, likely you will use them. Or even just over-used expressions. Kids
>>> mimick what they hear, so if the adults in their life say things like
>>> bullfrog, they will likely use the expression too.
>>> 
>>> And usually the first swear word for all young kids is poop. My
>>> four-year-old is going through this phase right now. It's like they
>>> understand enough to know this could be a potentially bad word, so they try
>>> it out for size, seeing what kind of reaction they can get.
>>> 
>>> And when my sister was little, she coined the term lambchop on a stick when
>>> attempting to refer to someone as mean or whom she disliked, ha-ha! No one
>>> knows where she came up with this, but to this day, we use it in my family,
>>> grin.
>>> 
>>> Bridgit
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vejas
>>> Vasiliauskas via stylist
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 2:15 PM
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>>> Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter What's
>>> Going On?
>>> 
>>> I understand what you mean by  shucks and shoot not always covering it.
>>> In one short story I read once about a ten-year-old, the word was
>>> "Bullfrogs!" I found that very amusing because you are never ever going to
>>> hear anyone ever say that!
>>> Vejas
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 25, 2016, at 09:38, Miss Thea via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Right. I just see Lucy as this tightly-controlled, wound up kid on a
>>> chaotic Earth, too tough to cry, but acting out.
>>>> And words like shucks and shoot don't seem authentic to me.
>>>> Yet I don't want to write a YA book or kid's book that would encourage
>>> such acting out.
>>>> The writers of the Left Behind series said this was tricky for them. They
>>> wanted to portray real characters with flaws intact, but they also wanted to
>>> knew Christian book publishers had certain standards.
>>>> So, I guess I need to think about how I can express Lucy in all her
>>>> anger and sadness without being burned at the stake by angry parents.
>>>> LOL Thea
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via
>>>> stylist
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 12:20 PM
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>>>> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
>>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter
>>> What's Going On?
>>>> 
>>>> I've read a lot of YA books that have swearing. It really depends on
>>>> what you want to accomplish with a story, and what you're comfortable
>>>> with. It also depends on target audience. If the 8-year-old is the
>>>> main character in a book for younger readers, perhaps cut the
>>>> swearing, or keep it at a minimum at the very least. But if the child
>>>> in question is in a book for teens and/or 20-somethings or adults, then go
>>> for it.
>>>> 
>>>> Or to water it down, make up your own words that stand in for
>>>> swearing. Like in the Maze Runner books. Personally, I find this
>>>> annoying and just a tricky way to swear, but nonetheless, people do it.
>>>> 
>>>> Bridgit
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Miss
>>>> Thea via stylist
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 2:51 AM
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>>>> Cc: Miss Thea <thearamsay at rogers.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter
>>>> What's Going On?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks very kindly, Debbie.
>>>> I'm glad you like the story.
>>>> Question for anyone who wants to answer it: Is it cool to show
>>>> eight-year-olds swearing, or what?
>>>> The main character, Lucy, was called Lucy Blankety-blank because of
>>>> her creative profanity.
>>>> I'm not sure this story will end up being appropriate for the age
>>>> group of my main character; I just write what's in me.
>>>> And as I'm writing, I go into more detail about why the teacher was
>>>> kind to Lucy, and other facts about her species.
>>>> This is what a long break from work does for me. I come back ready to
>>> work.
>>>> Thea
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: debby via stylist
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 10:29 PM
>>>> To: Miss Thea via stylist
>>>> Cc: debby
>>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter
>>>> What's Going On?
>>>> 
>>>> Thea, I must say that I have not forgotten your novel. I still think
>>>> about it from time to time, and one of the characters that totally
>>>> fascinates me is the teacher. I keep wondering why those from her
>>>> planet want to create chaos on Earth? What is her motive? Why was she so
>>> kind to Lucy? So I hope
>>>> you will write more, and share it with us.    Debby
>>>> 
>>>>> On Oct 24, 2016 3:49 PM, Miss Thea via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi, Vejas
>>>>> I'd like to know this answer too.
>>>>> I don't write every day, and I do have some health issues that
>>>>> prevent me from being the lean, mean writing machine I'd like to be.
>>>>> But I do find that when I start writing, the ideas come.
>>>>> I don't know if you were around when I was workshopping my "Lucy and
>>>>> Lithe"
>>>>> novel, but I haven't been writing in it for some time.
>>>>> Then, my interest revived, I started writing, and re-thought the
>>>>> whole concept, even changing the title.
>>>>> Now it's going to be a  series. I think I'm working on the prequel.
>>>>> It's now called "She's For Andorpha", at least that's my working title.
>>>>> For now.
>>>>> I also have borderline personality, and sometimes that gets in the way.
>>>>> But
>>>>> it can also be useful, because when my interest revives, I write like
>>>>> a house on fire.
>>>>> Born completely blind, I lack the knowledge of color, landscape and
>>>>> other sensory information important to readers. So, I've learned to
>>>>> write what I know, and hope if my work reaches the editor stage, that
>>>>> I'll get someone who can help me fill in the details.
>>>>> Ok, I went way off topic. I don't write every day. I often feel I
>>>>> need a break, due to health problems and writer's block.
>>>>> But I'm very interested in what daily writers have to say.
>>>>> Thea
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Vejas Vasiliauskas via stylist
>>>>> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 6:34 PM
>>>>> To: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist
>>>>> Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas
>>>>> Subject: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter
>>>>> What's Going On?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> A friend of mine who likes to write  makes it a habit to do so daily.
>>>>> I would really like to do this. I did not write much as an LCB
>>>>> student but have definitely done some more writing  in the past few
>>>>> months, although not as much as I would like to. The problem is that
>>>>> I don't always  know what I would want to write on a given day. For
>>>>> example, for a story I'm working on about 2 friends lives during and
>>>>> after spending time together in a training center, I may not have
>>>>> ideas every single day on what I want to happen. I would just like to
>>>>> know how these of you who write daily keep it up consistently despite
>>>>> writers block Thanks, Vejas
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