Day 14 – Ratings – how high are you comfortable with going? Have you ever written higher? If you're comfortable with NC-17, have you ever been shocked by finding that the story you're writing is G-rated instead?

I've written everything from G to NC-17, if the inner logic of the story demanded it. Or the character's inner nature as I imagine it. And yes, quite a few times the story turned out a lot tamer than insisted, because that was better for plot and characterization. My characters have a tendency to take over all the time.