{"id":1030,"date":"2021-09-14T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/?p=1030"},"modified":"2021-08-14T17:48:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T00:48:00","slug":"countdown-cover-and-cussing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/14\/countdown-cover-and-cussing\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown, cover, and cussing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cramming a few posts into one! If you care about the Radio Edit, you&#8217;re looking for the Cussing section.<\/p>\n<h1>Countdown<\/h1>\n<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s less than a month until <em>Peace State<\/em> is out. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve still got time to pre-order your own copy! For those of you who want the version that is truly chock-full of swears, here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a wee link roundup if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to pre-order the ebook at the bigger Usual Suspects:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/peace-state-amber-bird\/1140004927\">https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/peace-state-amber-bird\/1140004927<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=IDUtEAAAQBAJ\">https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=IDUtEAAAQBAJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/id1580924412\">https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/id1580924412<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09CBHC338\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09CBHC338<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But I also know it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s being sold through smaller (aka I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t really know them) outlets, and the paperback should also be available everywhere. Eventually. At the very least, once it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s out, you should be able to ask your fav indie bookshop to order it for you!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the trailer, which I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m using to celebrate having passed the one month mark:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BJ30xHiaw8U\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>Cover<\/h1>\n<p>And here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the cover for that version, in case you haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seen it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peacestatedeliverypsd-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peacestatedeliverypsd-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peacestatedeliverypsd-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peacestatedeliverypsd-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peacestatedeliverypsd-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peacestatedeliverypsd-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peacestatedeliverypsd-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peacestatedeliverypsd-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Cussing<\/h1>\n<p>You have probably already guess that, like the first two books in this trilogy, <em>Peace State<\/em> is Really Quite Sweary. Really.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The short version:<\/strong> Whist there is less swearing in this book than the last, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more than in the first book. Which, please believe me, is still more than those of you who don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like swearing think. But I have also made a Radio Edit version, just for you anti-swearing people, where I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve removed the cussing but not all the rude words. <em>(Pre-order that version <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09CKSPRQY\">here<\/a><em>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The long version\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Actually, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to refer you back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/15\/i-swear\/\">the swearing post for Peace Fire<\/a> for all the context and thoughts and such. Here, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to tell you the numbers (whilst using enough censorship that this post stays swear-free). You know, in case you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re skipping the other swearing post and so still underestimate just how swear-y this sequel is.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/swear-jar-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"A jar labelled &quot;swear jar&quot; and filled with large denominations of money and a credit card\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/swear-jar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/swear-jar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/swear-jar-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/swear-jar.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pull out ye olde swear jar and calculate the damage. In my 329 pages of story, the following words (or variations thereof) show up the number of times listed here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>F-word: 199<\/li>\n<li>S-word: 198<\/li>\n<li>D-word: 59<\/li>\n<li>H-word: 50 (This is after subtracting false positives, because this also returned words like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153shell\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153hello\u00e2\u20ac\u009d)<\/li>\n<li>Rude words related to male genitals: 3 (but only when used in that sense, because, for instance, one can be cocky or be pricked by a needle and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not rude)<\/li>\n<li>A-word: 79 (Spelled the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153usual\u00e2\u20ac\u009d way or the variant that includes an R. This is after subtracting false positives, because this also returned words like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153parse,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153assume,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153password,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d etc. In fact, there were about 165 of those false positives, and I am paranoidly sure I missed something in my edits. Apologies in advance if that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s so.)<\/li>\n<li>B-words: 31 of one and 25 of the other (Plus once instance of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bastardized,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which research tells me isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a swear, so I left it in.)<\/li>\n<li>Because it is of special concern to some of you, whether you read the normal or edited version, I want to note that I did not use the Lord\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s name in vain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1031\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PeaceStateRadioEditECover_2MB-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PeaceStateRadioEditECover_2MB-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PeaceStateRadioEditECover_2MB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PeaceStateRadioEditECover_2MB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PeaceStateRadioEditECover_2MB-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PeaceStateRadioEditECover_2MB-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PeaceStateRadioEditECover_2MB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PeaceStateRadioEditECover_2MB-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But, as promised when I made the first one happen, <em>Peace State<\/em> gets a Radio Edit version as well. (And now I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to pretty much repeat what was in the first post. If you just re-read that, unless you need to know the other, less-likely to offend US English people words in there, you now know everything! Well, everything covered by this post.)<\/p>\n<p>I called it the Radio Edit because, as most of you probably know, music is a massive part in my life. When I think about voluntarily censoring something I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve created, my mind immediately goes to radio edits of songs. Though I could totally use words on the radio that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve taken out of the Radio Edit. I could also have way more sexiness on the radio than you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll find in the Radio Edit.<\/p>\n<p>Because it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the culture in which the story takes place (and, yes, what counts as swearing varies based on which English-speaking country you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re in), I did the edit based on US English swearing. It should be good for you non-swearing folks in general, given my experience has been that, overall, US English is the most limiting variation. Unless you have a problem with words like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153crap,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153piss,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153jerk,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in which case I really can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t scale it back enough for you. (I also left in phrases like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the evidence was damning\u00e2\u20ac\u009d because there are non-swearing uses of words that US English considers swears in other contexts.)<\/p>\n<p>Actually, here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s list of words that are something like those mentioned in the last paragraph that are not edited out or were actively used to replace actual swears:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BS<\/li>\n<li>Bloody<\/li>\n<li>Crap<\/li>\n<li>Piss<\/li>\n<li>Bollocks<\/li>\n<li>Screw<\/li>\n<li>Sod<\/li>\n<li>Wanker<\/li>\n<li>Bugger<\/li>\n<li>Blasted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The swearing was <em>not<\/em> removed by just using the Find and Replace function. (For instance, I did not just replace every f-bomb with the same word.) That would have left a massively inferior book (instead of one that I just feel isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t as authentic sounding). What actually happened is that I made a list of every swear word I could think of and a few extra-rude words, and then I used Find to locate them. (If I missed anything, please accept my most sincere apologies. The cost of a full line edit and the impact on timelines was not something we could work out.) I then made changes on a case-by-case basis. (Which only confirmed my belief that swear words serve particular purposes and carry their own, unique connotations and nuances. But this edit isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t about me; it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s about you. So, I did my best for you, all things considered.)<\/p>\n<p>Because it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not the way things are normally done and due to the cost (in terms of time, money, and energy), it will only be an ebook. Currently, Amazon is the only place I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve confirmed it will be available for pre-order. (If you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a Kindle, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/digital\/fiona\/kcp-landing-page\">download the Kindle app<\/a> to your computer or device. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what I use!) If you search for <em>Peace State<\/em> at your preferred ebook supplier, unless the cover is the one you see above (with the Radio Edit stamp on it) and the description notes that it has been edited for swearing, I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t guarantee that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re getting. Shop carefully!<\/p>\n<p>xxx<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Peace State (Radio Edit)<\/em> is now available for pre-order <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09CKSPRQY\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cramming a few posts into one! If you care about the Radio Edit, you&#8217;re looking for the Cussing section. Countdown It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s less than a month until Peace State is out. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve still got time to pre-order your own copy! For those of you who want the version that is truly chock-full of swears, here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a wee link roundup if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to pre-order the ebook at the bigger Usual Suspects: https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/peace-state-amber-bird\/1140004927 https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=IDUtEAAAQBAJ https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/id1580924412 https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09CBHC338 But I also know it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s being sold through smaller (aka I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t really know them) outlets, and the paperback should also be available everywhere. Eventually. At the very least, once it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s out, you should be able to ask your fav indie bookshop to order it for you! 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