tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996052814462392696.post5486732688633740868..comments2023-08-26T08:38:49.000-04:00Comments on One Reader's Trash is Another Reader's Treasure: Invisible Linesrunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853860295443163746noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996052814462392696.post-3577854503341873122009-11-16T12:01:32.628-05:002009-11-16T12:01:32.628-05:00Interesting that you mentioned objectionable langu...Interesting that you mentioned objectionable language. Readers will find none of that in the published book; it's only in the ARC. Here's the story. I happened to be doing an author visit at a library when the librarian talked about how, sadly, he couldn't have certain books in the elem. school library because of objectionable language and particularly mentioned the word "crap". I was shaken up by this because that word and a few other possibly objectionable words were in my soon-to-be-published book, Invisible Lines. I went home and re-read the book, looking closely at each word. After realizing that removing the words would not diminish or dilute Trevor's voice, I decided to do one more revision. I found that I came up with even better ways of phrasing certain lines and am very happy with the result.<br /><br />Keep up the great, thoughtful blog. Oh, and you might enjoy looking at the new video I posted about the writing process. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCGYIY87aR0Mary Amatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869727869803351570noreply@blogger.com