A Goodreads user
asked
Brad Taylor:
What is the content level in your books? Are there any f-bombs, sex scenes, or lots of torture? I just want to know after being kind of shocked with Jack Carr's "True Believer".
Brad Taylor
I guess that would depend on the book. As I answer this, I have 14 out, and all of them are a little different. There are some curse words - but no more than what one would hear in everyday military life. There is definitely violence, because the subject matter itself is violent, but there is no gratuitous violence, and no set piece torture scenes (I think I did have some torture scenes in The Polaris Protocol when illustrating the Mexican drug cartels). I can say with absolute certainty there are no sex scenes. I was told early on that if you want to look like a fool, try to write a sex scene. All of that happens off the page.
More Answered Questions
Azriel
asked
Brad Taylor:
Hi Brad, I recently finished Ghosts of War, (which as someone potentially deployable, I found appropriately terrifying). Considering your (likely accurate) murderous portrayal of Vladmir Putin, I was curious. Do writers (not just yourself) feel worried about blowback or relation when portraying real life sitting politicians, especially despotic ones, especially when using their real names?
A Goodreads user
asked
Brad Taylor:
Hi, I haven't read any of your books yet, but I am planning on it when one of them goes on sale on Kindle. Which book would you suggest I start with? I am looking for a read that doesn't have sex, but I don't mind violence to much, unless it is over the top. Language doesn't bother me unless there's a lot.
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more
Feb 29, 2020 04:48AM
Mar 01, 2020 07:13AM