073 Why Swearing is Good for You with Emma Byrne

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover:  Why swearing is good for you The gender difference between men and women and swearing Regional swearing and what this means for characterisation  Why swearing helps you manage pain How swearing works in different areas of the brain This week’s question is:  what is your favorite swear word? Recommendation of the week is: The Heroine’s Journey by Gail Carriger Kobo Apple Amazon UK Amazon USA  **This podcast uses affiliate links Links and Events I mentioned are: Live Q&A with Mark Lefebvre on wide marketing 17th March 8:00pm GMT, 1pm PST, 4pm EST, 7am AEST DO YOU LOVE WRITING FANTASY? CALLING ALL FANTASY WRITERS ProWritingAid are running a fantasy writing week in February and holy crap am I personally excited for this. Just look at the line up!  With live sessions from bestselling fantasy writers TJ Klune, Angela J. Ford, David Farland and Stephanie BwaBwa, a world-building workshop, and a complete World Anvil software walkthrough, you don't want to miss this event! Please note, I am an affiliate of ProWritingAid, but that's because I personally use their software.  Find out more about Emma on: Bookshop Twitter Instagram Listener Rebel of the Week is: Stacy L Frazer If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to [email protected] or tweet me @rebelauthorpod 1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Jackson Hollingsworth. A huge thank you to all existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack