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Post by Sai on Oct 8, 2007 6:02:18 GMT
So, when your writing out the sex scenes, they should always be important to the plot, unless it is PwP.
Now, the true question is, what do you want when there is 'sex' in a story? How do you prefer it to be written?
Maybe you could give a few pointers to writing sex scenes, because quite a few of us are kinda lost.
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Post by ladyvaltaya on Oct 8, 2007 14:54:40 GMT
I have written all sorts of smexiness. From the exquisitely romaticized epic lemons of a romance novel- both fanfiction and original- to the pwp one shot, kinky naughty stuff that is just plain fun- I just love- well LOVE....
Even the word makes me squee.
Personally, I find it helpful to really know the two (or more) characters in question. Characterization is still a key part of any pwp, sustaining believability in romance is achieved by up holding the characters true nature - even when they are in bed.
If you set out to write a lemon, try to write it how you are comfortable wording things. Don't just go copy someone else's style just because they have written a sex scene before and you haven't. Developing your own voice is important in any unfamiliar situation- that includes in the fictional bedroom...
Also, it's generally a good idea not to write a sex scene until you've actually had sex. The funniest stories I've ever read are the stories where _______ and _________ are having sex and it sounds like a ten year old wrote it without ever having done anything of the sort. A friend of mine at FF.Net named Catgirl26 was 15 and a virgin when she penned and posted her first lemon. It was a beautiful fic; very well written and romantic, but she is the exception rather than the rule.
The more of them you write, the better you will get- though that is true with any sot of writing in general. If you have an idea stuck in your head and you can't focus on anything else until you type it out and post it, then by all means, WRITE it!! It's great practice.
But, if you are writing an epic romance and your reviewers are begging you for a love scene that you aren't comfortable writing, then don't do it. Don't let anyone else tell you how to write your story. Write as much or as little as you feel comfortable with- as long as you are the one making the decisions your writing will come out much better.
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piratesrox
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Post by piratesrox on Oct 8, 2007 15:31:19 GMT
You cant just write sex in as a quick in an out process I think. Either do it properly or dont do it. I've seen people doing so well at building a relationship and then ruining it with the line that we've ALL seen over and over but just ruins a whole story no matter how good.
"Then they had sex."
No. Just... no. Dont do it if you aren't comfortable like Val said, but if you are, show sex for what it is. Or you lose your whole fibre of the story.
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Post by leafonthebreeze on Oct 8, 2007 16:39:32 GMT
Fear writes pretty amazing lemons with no experience of the real thing.
I have written one, and it's the only scene I'm proud of in the train wreck that was When Your Heart Stops Beating, my first fic.
But I tend not to write them, as in my experience sex is seriously overrated, and when I read about it being all totally perfect and beautiful and simultanious orgasmy it feels fake to me. So my advice is generally don't make it into something absolutely perfect and amazing...
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Post by fearandloathing on Oct 8, 2007 17:48:41 GMT
TRAITOR! You cannot praise me I'll get all embarassed and never write agaaain >.<
It's my belief that lemons get easier the more you write of them, and for pairings too (i.e. the more you write of a pair together the easier they'll be to write).
I had a majorly out-and-out stage for lemons, but I'm toning down a little (I'm a fluctuating person) I've a story planned that will be love sans sex, because I'm playing on the CUTE XD
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Go for it.
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Post by Dee on Oct 8, 2007 19:01:05 GMT
This is a tough one. There should be a "depends" option imo at least. Because sometimes a sex scene is best written out with detail to all five senses, and sometimes maybe a little (quick), or no description at all. It can happen fast or it can happen slowly. But the best is that it should be treated as REAL, not the nuts you see in the movies where everything is perfect. Like I said, it really just depends, mostly on the author and what he/she wants to do, and how it would fit with the flow of the story.
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Post by Dramaya M. Murasaki on Oct 8, 2007 22:19:57 GMT
For me, it's a toss-up between #1 and #2. To keep up the suspense in a story that is not otherwise a lemon, an author might hint that two characters had sex, and it only gets confirmed if the female turns out to be pregnant later on. But, if a story does include lemons, then I would say the sex needs to be detailed and descriptive, particularly if it's a character's first time. Copulation is such an experience for anyone that it wouldn't do it justice to make it quick and short, unless the character has done it so many times they've become pratically blasé about it.
Edit: 200th post, yay! It was about frikkin' time.
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Post by Sai on Oct 9, 2007 16:29:59 GMT
I get bervous when writing out sex scenes, because they are so crucial to a story to be done right.
I've read stories and clicked the back button in dis taste when the sex scene was horrible.
I don't want people doing that to my story though.
Thank you for your advice!
(Any other suggestions?)
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piratesrox
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Post by piratesrox on Oct 9, 2007 19:33:29 GMT
I found that you shouldn't ever use the words in their crudest forms. Go for euphanisms if you can. People turn their noses up if you use too blunt a phrase. At least in my experiance.
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Post by leafonthebreeze on Oct 9, 2007 19:48:03 GMT
Some crude words can work, but it depends if you're writing romance or plain erotica. However the one word that always without fail destroys a fic for me is the c word. (Lol I sound like such a 10 year old. I just don't like that word as a noun)
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Post by Sai on Oct 9, 2007 20:02:00 GMT
I hate the 'c u next tuesday' word. (That's a cute little thing my sister called it so she wouldn't get yelled at.)
It is so disgustingly crude, and I would probably click the back button the moment the word was used.
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Post by piratesrox on Oct 9, 2007 20:05:00 GMT
I watched a show about it, and the reason it's apparently so vile is you cant get more venom into a single word. I'm a language freak, and speak about 16 fluentish, and it's the most venemous word in any language ever. The hard C coupled with the U and venoumous NT sound means you can practically spit it. I agree, it's a major get off a fic card for me as well.
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Post by Sai on Oct 9, 2007 20:22:37 GMT
Wow, that's very interesting. You can practically spit it, I mean, when you are yelling at someone and you call them that, it almost sounds like your going to spit poison in their eye or something.
That is so interesting though. The most vile of words. Whew.
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Post by leafonthebreeze on Oct 9, 2007 20:31:01 GMT
It's a shame, because there's a Zack/Aerith fic I absolutley ADORE except for one part, where the writer uses in entirely unnessesarily, they'd already used a metaphore and then throw that in just in case you're not sure what he's talking about or something. Really annoyed me, ruined what would be a totally gorgeous fic
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Post by Sai on Oct 9, 2007 20:38:13 GMT
Bah. I hate that. You know, use some nicce flowery words, not grimy tracked through the mud words like the 'C' and 'D' words.
I think this is one of the few times you should use purple prose.
Also, I think that a sex scene shouldn't be perfect. Not all the time anyway. I mean, you can't have your characters act like porn stars (Some fanfiction even use the porn star dialogue, which is really, really bad) all the time. I mean, by god, make them human. Someone will drool on the other while they sleep, someone will fall out of the bed and hit their head, someone will snicker at a weird noice their partner makes.
By god, they should add a little humanity to the characters.
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