In one story I wrote, I really wanted to use the F word. It was the right word in the circumstances. It was said by one of the bad guys. And it is the only time I've ever even been tempted to use the word in my writing.
Of course, we don't allow that word to be used in a pg story, so I faced the choice of posting it as a nfic or changing the word. Since there was no other nfic in my novel-length story, I ended up changing the word and posting it as a pg story.
I've disliked the story ever since. It feels as if I compromised my story.
ML
