I recently asked my twitter pals to guess how many F-bombs were in the second Rock ‘n’ Roll diaries book. It got a huge response. The guesses were pretty high and I was once again thrown into a discussion with myself about whether or not gratuitous swearing in novels is necessary.

I decided yes, all one hundred and ten uses of the F-bomb were required. It all comes down to authenticity and reality. Teenagers f-ing swear and so do I.

What do you reckon?