![]() We give the character a set of circumstances, watch how everything plays out, and then we write it down. Instead, we take on the dual role of voyeur and recorder. As writers, we shouldn’t impose our will on the characters. That response should flow naturally without your interference.Įven though your characters are created beings, they still have their own agency. As a writer, you can control the obstacles that you put in your character’s path, but you can’t (or shouldn’t) control how the characters respond. In fact, adding gratuitous sex to your novel may actually slow the pace, cheapen the story, destroy your characterization, and insult the reader.īefore adding sex to a story, always figure out if the move is something that your characters would actually make, or if it’s something that you’re forcing. Characterization, pacing, and plotting should do the heavy lifting. You don't need to include sex in your novel just to grab your reader's attention. Sex sells in Hollywood, but literature is more nuanced than film. But if you're writing in another genre, like mystery or speculative fiction, you may not need to add sex at all. If you're writing a romance novel, sex scenes are almost always mandatory. So, without further ado, let’s discuss how to write a darn good sex scene in fiction. You must take your time and approach it with care, because, just like with sex, there’s a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it. You can’t just jump up and jackhammer out a sexy scene. It takes skill to write an immersive and emotional sex scene. Even though this may be your first experience, I’ll do my best to not make it as awkward as, well, your first experience. Let’s talk about how to write sex scenes.
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