READ AT YOUR OWN RISK: Dear World at Large, what *I* think women need in romantic fiction

[Jason Byrne]

Female orgasm? Oh, yes of course. You are referring to the myth spawned by the disorder known as 'hysterical paroxysm.'


Bad Sex Awards 2014
HAHAHAHA... he keeps calling it the beast! Make him stop...

When I was in high school and thought writing sex scenes were fun they read somewhat like number 6. Number 10 was actually an apt description, but he completely leaves out the female aspect. If you are a man, just admit that you have not a clue, and ask a particularly forthcoming friend to explain it to you so you don't make a fool of yourself.

 

[Jason Byrne]

Anne Rice has written 5 books which were all better written then 50 Shades.
...
Call things by their name. None of this lovebud stuff. Stop that!

Ah yes — my wife used to have Beauty's Punishment on the back of the toilet. Her mother quickly discovered the differences in the adaptation when she came to visit.

Hahaha, 'Zade, you know how to put things in perspective.

 

[Karen Gray]

Female orgasm? Oh, yes of course. You are referring to the myth spawned by the disorder known as 'hysterical paroxysm.'
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Bad Sex Awards 2014
HAHAHAHA... he keeps calling it the beast! Make him stop...

When I was in high school and thought writing sex scenes were fun they read somewhat like number 6. Number 10 was actually an apt description, but he completely leaves out the female aspect. If you are a man, just admit that you have not a clue, and ask a particularly forthcoming friend to explain it to you so you don't make a fool of yourself.

Omg too funny!! Thank goodness none of my scenes are like those! I actually found doing my first full on sex scene, quite liberating. I do think that if you are going to have the sex in there, it should add to the story, if not, lose it.


I think I should point out (Just for @Jason Byrne ) that that thing you wanted to happen at some point within the 15 books... yeah that happens in book 2

 

[Jason Byrne]

Well hell yeah! I happen to be getting started on book 2 today...

 

[Karen Gray]

YAY!!! I'm actually sooo interested to see what you say about this book and the next one.

 

[Amber Zade]

Female orgasm? Oh, yes of course. You are referring to the myth spawned by the disorder known as 'hysterical paroxysm.'
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Bad Sex Awards 2014
HAHAHAHA... he keeps calling it the beast! Make him stop...

When I was in high school and thought writing sex scenes were fun they read somewhat like number 6. Number 10 was actually an apt description, but he completely leaves out the female aspect. If you are a man, just admit that you have not a clue, and ask a particularly forthcoming friend to explain it to you so you don't make a fool of yourself.

Hilarious

 

[James Marinero]

There are precious few of the male gender involved in this thread, except as 'likers' - or lurkers - or even voyeurs. So, I think that someone should stick up for my 50% of the human race (!)

From my albeit limited experience (I don't read romance and rarely read erotica - men generally prefer pictures though I can't get my head around hentai). As I have improved my writing skills (I hope), I have ventured into including erotic scenes simply because they made sense in the context. What I wonder about is how much of oneself is disclosed in such scenes? OK, I can go and do research, but I don't have a dungeon handy right now - just Filippa Hole (my inflatable woman which (!) my partner gave me prior to a Transatlantic voyage).

Anyway, I do wonder what my daughters (4) plus my partner's daughters (3) think when they read my writing. At least most of them try - and most have seen the pictures of Filippa (after all, it was a present from my lady).

If I write about a scene involving a sex act xxx (say sun dried tomatoes) then does that mean that I have a need for such delicacies? Many people say that a writer exposes himself/herself in their writing - that's kind of worrying.

Anyway, for your titillation and some light relief given this serious subject, here is Filippa body surfing as we crossed the equator (she about to make it with King Neptune actually) at a leisurely 5 knots (bondage ;-)). FWIW, 4 mixed crew, middle aged (still recovering). Her head is obscured (as is usual in such family photos). There is a boxed set of videos available, please pm me for details.

Well, that's me banned, ttfn.

 

[Jason Byrne]

There are precious few of the male gender involved in this thread, except as 'likers' - or lurkers - or even voyeurs. So, I think that someone should stick up for my 50% of the human race (!)

From my albeit limited experience (I don't read romance and rarely read erotica - men generally prefer pictures though I can't get my head around hentai). As I have improved my writing skills (I hope), I have ventured into including erotic scenes simply because they made sense in the context. What I wonder about is how much of oneself is disclosed in such scenes? OK, I can go and do research, but I don't have a dungeon handy right now - just Filippa Hole (my inflatable woman which (!) my partner gave me prior to a Transatlantic voyage).

Anyway, I do wonder what my daughters (4) plus my partner's daughters (3) think when they read my writing. At least most of them try - and most have seen the pictures of Filippa (after all, it was a present from my lady).

If I write about a scene involving a sex act xxx (say sun dried tomatoes) then does that mean that I have a need for such delicacies? Many people say that a writer exposes himself/herself in their writing - that's kind of worrying.

Anyway, for your titillation and some light relief given this serious subject, here is Filippa body surfing as we crossed the equator (she about to make it with King Neptune actually) at a leisurely 5 knots (bondage ;-)). FWIW, 4 mixed crew, middle aged (still recovering). Her head is obscured (as is usual in such family photos). There is a boxed set of videos available, please pm me for details.

Well, that's me banned, ttfn.

Words escape me with increasing frequency.

The series I wrote that included sex scenes was written just after high school, and they occurred with frequency to match that of the HBO series Rome, if you ever saw that. As my beta read (my father) said, "there's a lot of gratuitous bed-hopping." They were written primarily from the perspective of a female main character, and now sport a thick layer of dust, but I'm sure that as a 19 year-old male I was vastly unqualified to do them justice.

 

[Alistair Roberts]

Yes James, but I'm not here, and I won't hit like, encase someone thinks I am (should I stick an exclamation mark in this time?). But all good points. *Runs away smiling*

 

[Jason Byrne]

Just be careful where you stick the exclamation mark — it's been quite a day here in Litopia.

 

[Amber Zade]

Well, I don't know Mr. Marinero. If one of your characters kills another, does that mean you want to murder someone?

 

[Karen Gray]

There are precious few of the male gender involved in this thread, except as 'likers' - or lurkers - or even voyeurs. So, I think that someone should stick up for my 50% of the human race (!)

From my albeit limited experience (I don't read romance and rarely read erotica - men generally prefer pictures though I can't get my head around hentai). As I have improved my writing skills (I hope), I have ventured into including erotic scenes simply because they made sense in the context. What I wonder about is how much of oneself is disclosed in such scenes? OK, I can go and do research, but I don't have a dungeon handy right now - just Filippa Hole (my inflatable woman which (!) my partner gave me prior to a Transatlantic voyage).

Anyway, I do wonder what my daughters (4) plus my partner's daughters (3) think when they read my writing. At least most of them try - and most have seen the pictures of Filippa (after all, it was a present from my lady).

If I write about a scene involving a sex act xxx (say sun dried tomatoes) then does that mean that I have a need for such delicacies? Many people say that a writer exposes himself/herself in their writing - that's kind of worrying.

Anyway, for your titillation and some light relief given this serious subject, here is Filippa body surfing as we crossed the equator (she about to make it with King Neptune actually) at a leisurely 5 knots (bondage ;-)). FWIW, 4 mixed crew, middle aged (still recovering). Her head is obscured (as is usual in such family photos). There is a boxed set of videos available, please pm me for details.

Well, that's me banned, ttfn.

Um... How did I miss this? lol

 

[Jason Byrne]

Um... How did I miss this? lol

A good question, and meriting of a good answer. To be fair, all the exclamation-sticking was distracting.

 

[Karen Gray]

Lol what ye like!