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What is an NC-17, as this group and awards program defines it? It's hard to
put into words. So I hereby call on the syntax
of Jeff Foxworthy to lay down some guidelines to help you decide if your
story (or the one you're nominating) might be an NC17.

<Ainae turns away, aclears her throat and tries out her country twang
quietly to herself before turning back to the group)

If you're naming parts of genatalia and spelling out what's done with 'em...
your story might be an NC-17.

If your character is being raped, and you're going into great detail about
it...
your story might be an NC-17.

If the plot of your story is sex...
your story might be an NC-17.

If you've promoted your story as PWP (Plot? What plot?)...
your story might be an NC-17.

If the whole point of your story is to get the reader all hot and
bothered....
your story might be an NC-17.

It was even harder to nail down violence, so we looked to the movies for
inspiration. Perhaps you've seen some of these:

Saving Private Ryan
The Passion of the Christ
Braveheart
Kill Bill
Pulp fiction
Gladiator

All of these movies were rated R. Which means, apparently, our tolerance
for violence is far higher than our tolerance for sex.

So, if the violence and gore in your story makes any of those movies look
like a Sunday School lesson about peace and love...
your story might be an NC-17.


--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com



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Thank you indeed! That made it perfectly clear. *grins*No,
honestly...there are stories that I would like to nominate, and I
wasn't sure about the exact definition you have in mind, so this
was really helpful. Have a nice weekend!