I saw this and it resonated

[Jason L.]

As someone who has written multiple sex scenes...dear God that tracks.

 

[James Charles]

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As someone who has written multiple sex scenes...dear God that tracks.

This got me hot.

 

[MattScho]

Writing a sex scene for a romance, so as an essential plot point, is incredbily brave. I've written them to amuse and to point out a character flaw, but what you're talking about is a different level.

 

[Jason L.]

It's so creepy on so many levels. At least when there's a vagina involved, I can be a bit relieved, because thank Christ they know this could never have been my experiences, fantasies, or my Tuesday. When there's not a vagina involved, I'm like, Welp, here we go. Did he have the tattoo over his left pec or the right? Lemme think.

 

[LJ Beck]

The TV pilot that got me the most meetings I'd ever gotten was from me deciding to just write whatever (the f) I wanted. Like no one would read it. Sex, sexual stuff, some a bit weird, all wrapped up in a telepathic bloodline kinda spec fic story. Honestly, I had SO much fun writing it. But when it came time to give it to my lit manager, I was so nervous. What would he think of me? To my shock (and a little bit of horror) it was incredible well received. The producer who picked it up said not to change a thing. Even the stuff I found really questionable.

NOW... let's be clear, it wasn't a traditional sexy-sex romance. The scenes were intended for TV, not porn. lol But it was a stretch for me to write sex scenes at all!

Point being, I learned from that not to be afraid of my imagination and not to fear judgement. Do what works for the story, what works for the characters, and let the imagination rip, baby!

This story is actually the one I'm going to adapt after I'm finished the one I'm working on now. I'm excited. Is that weird?

 

[Jason L.]

100%, not weird, Lyse, and this why we adore you. Frankly, when I stopped trying to do closed-door and "be tasteful" then people were like THIS IS REALLY GOOD because they had been with the couple (or throuple) for so much that they wanted to see the spice on. the. fucking. page. Literally. And, frankly, after you've written a certain number of them you're like, this is where we are.

 

[LJ Beck]

It's our version of "dance like no one is watching."
--- Write like no one will read it.

Tasteful is for sissies.

 

[Peyton Stafford]

It's our version of "dance like no one is watching."
--- Write like no one will read it.

Tasteful is for sissies.

I agree, for us writers, but for our readers? They may be less jaded. For instance, in Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness, a world of ambisexual humans struggles to deal with the issues of our world while jumping from neuter to female or to male every month. In our world that we consider real, since it occupies our imaginations in that way, and we interpret gender identity and fluidity as political issues, we all struggle.

Dance like no one is watching, but hire a PR pro, wear body armor, and carry a gun.

 

[Pamela Jo]

Once upon a time I wrote erotica. One story involved a boil on a 19th century character's buttock that needed to be lanced but they couldnt find anyone to do it. Until they did. The most successful story I wrote for that publication.

 

[Sedayne]

Once upon a time I wrote erotica. One story involved a boil on a 19th century character's buttock that needed to be lanced but they couldnt find anyone to do it. Until they did. The most successful story I wrote for that publication.

Erotica and lancing a boil? Right up my alley