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Writing Sex Scenes That Don’t Fizzle: Part III

Posted on November 2, 2020January 17, 2021 by Nathalie Lawrence

Part I: Laying the Groundwork Part II: ASES for Success We’re in the home stretch! In the third and final part of this series, we’re going to talk about word choice and realism. Word Choice 1. Don’t be lazy. Please God, don’t compare your characters to actors or other famous people at any time in…

Writing Sex Scenes That Don’t Fizzle: Part II

Posted on November 2, 2020January 17, 2021 by Nathalie Lawrence

In Part I of this series, I explained how to lay (ha!) the groundwork for your sex scenes. Now that you have your reader’s buy-in from the tension, we’re going to dive into the anatomy of the sex scene. Writing a good sex scene can seem like sorcery because they’re so subjective, but the four…

Writing Sex Scenes That Don’t Fizzle: Part I

Posted on November 1, 2020January 17, 2021 by Nathalie Lawrence

Regardless of what genre you write, you may find yourself writing a sex scene. You might think you suck at it, or maybe you really do suck at it. But, as a former romance writer, I’m going to share what I’ve learned. See also: Part II: ASES for Success Part III: Word Choice and Realism…

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