tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post3739528039862027294..comments2024-03-08T12:41:26.235+00:00Comments on Write Here, Write Now: GUTGAA - Plus, Seeking Opinions On Fictional Sex ScenesKyra Lennonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-74607320451642067282012-09-02T14:17:57.102+01:002012-09-02T14:17:57.102+01:00LOL! <3LOL! <3Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-37707156859174150422012-08-27T01:08:57.582+01:002012-08-27T01:08:57.582+01:00They're okay. In my opinion, sex scenes have t...They're okay. In my opinion, sex scenes have to be treated like action scenes (which, they kind of are if you think about it) or fight scenes. They have to have a certain pace to them that keeps the story moving and they can't stall or become too drawn out. It shouldn't feel like the author obsessed over that one scene and just happened to write a novel around it.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131822804248899680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-195071031926187062012-08-26T03:17:38.951+01:002012-08-26T03:17:38.951+01:00I actually have an erotica flash piece published i...I actually have an erotica flash piece published in a Pill Hill Press anthology. More of my novel length stories have sex. And nah, you don't sound pervy! Well, not in a bad way! :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-33754197814859762742012-08-26T02:14:13.404+01:002012-08-26T02:14:13.404+01:00I don't mind sex scenes, but I find some of th...I don't mind sex scenes, but I find some of them to be cheesy, prolonged, and/or unnecessary. I avoid them, but my earlier writing had them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-89413444205205994132012-08-25T11:38:48.635+01:002012-08-25T11:38:48.635+01:00Okay, you've twisted my arm. I'm signing u...Okay, you've twisted my arm. I'm signing up for GUTGAA. :D<br /><br />I think sex scenes, like everything, have a place. As long as they add to the story, and are in the tone of it, I'm all for it. Use language, and an amount of detail that's appropriate to you book and your audience. If your book is quite tame, with no coarse language, little violence etc. then a graphic sex scene won't fit in. But if you go into detail with other aspects of life, swearing, violence, bloodshed, even death, why should you shy away from another natural aspect like sex?<br /><br />I agree with those who say stay clear of the cheesy euphemisms. Things like manhood pull me right out of a good piece of erotica.<br /><br />Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102199553293874800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-63766738145029664722012-08-25T10:28:35.969+01:002012-08-25T10:28:35.969+01:00I don't have a problem if they add something t...I don't have a problem if they add something to the characters' development. But if they're just stuck in there (hahahaha!, no thanks.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-23436449887691684462012-08-25T08:27:44.680+01:002012-08-25T08:27:44.680+01:00Glossing over is one of my favourite things to do ...Glossing over is one of my favourite things to do LOL! But I decided to give it a try this time - hopefully, it works!Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-69772743348967722652012-08-25T08:27:04.556+01:002012-08-25T08:27:04.556+01:00Thanks, Samantha! Urgh, those code words lol!Thanks, Samantha! Urgh, those code words lol!Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-75264326729745619542012-08-25T08:26:32.047+01:002012-08-25T08:26:32.047+01:00Do you have anything like that published? I'd ...Do you have anything like that published? I'd love to see - which makes me sound slightly pervy lmao! <br /><br />But yes,I agree. I don't like sex scenes that are just thrown in there for no good reason. :) Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-86601421332960489062012-08-25T08:25:10.784+01:002012-08-25T08:25:10.784+01:00Yeah, I like that technique a lot, too! :DYeah, I like that technique a lot, too! :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-91669392150581961312012-08-25T08:24:50.600+01:002012-08-25T08:24:50.600+01:00Definitely!Definitely!Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-8012663644567438592012-08-25T08:24:38.595+01:002012-08-25T08:24:38.595+01:00Cool, I feel the same! :DCool, I feel the same! :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-40875143364171751242012-08-25T08:24:25.945+01:002012-08-25T08:24:25.945+01:00Thanks!
I am a big dialogue fan, too lol! Thanks! <br /><br />I am a big dialogue fan, too lol! Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-22781649883370580542012-08-25T08:22:20.422+01:002012-08-25T08:22:20.422+01:00Hmm, that is a great point! I don't feel that ...Hmm, that is a great point! I don't feel that all romance books NEED a graphic sex scene, but I need to try not to shy away from them if it's necessary. :D<br /><br />Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-6460750548961362712012-08-25T08:20:41.165+01:002012-08-25T08:20:41.165+01:00Haha, I never thought if it that way before!
It ...Haha, I never thought if it that way before! <br /><br />It was actually your comment about preferring the closed door sex scenes that got me thinking about this. I hope you won't be put off by my new WIP because I didn't close the door, though lol! <3 <3 Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-82707768495698421482012-08-25T08:18:28.864+01:002012-08-25T08:18:28.864+01:00YES, that is the best way to do it, definitely. If...YES, that is the best way to do it, definitely. If the emotion is there, it's easier to avoid vulgar language. :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-39582987944207765352012-08-25T08:17:35.405+01:002012-08-25T08:17:35.405+01:00Ha, it's certainly not easy! But they are fun ...Ha, it's certainly not easy! But they are fun to read. :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-20378207799401979172012-08-25T08:17:13.545+01:002012-08-25T08:17:13.545+01:00LOL, yeah I know what you mean! One of my big thin...LOL, yeah I know what you mean! One of my big things at the moment is, "I can't write this, my mum's going to read it!" :D Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-47139779139831399752012-08-25T08:16:27.909+01:002012-08-25T08:16:27.909+01:00Hey Jen!
I agree that the more you read and writ...Hey Jen! <br /><br />I agree that the more you read and write sex scenes, the easier it gets - but I am definitely still at the stage where it's a struggle! <br /><br />I will have to respectfully disagree about the 50 Shades sex scenes - I found them kind of repetitive. :S <br /><br />Publication is all good! Game On is out, and the next in the series will follow in November! :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-81630127719381569522012-08-25T08:14:38.140+01:002012-08-25T08:14:38.140+01:00I LOL'd when I read this! <3 I love you! :D...I LOL'd when I read this! <3 I love you! :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-9751825535955879712012-08-25T08:14:08.958+01:002012-08-25T08:14:08.958+01:00Pahaha! Yeah, I hate that too! Pahaha! Yeah, I hate that too! Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-42516480382151753752012-08-25T08:13:50.292+01:002012-08-25T08:13:50.292+01:00Lol, yeah! That's the kind of thing I worry ab...Lol, yeah! That's the kind of thing I worry about! <br /><br />Yay for GUTGAA! :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-20666654439353165012012-08-25T08:13:24.409+01:002012-08-25T08:13:24.409+01:00YES! It's so hard to find that balance, though...YES! It's so hard to find that balance, though! I agree, words like "member" and "manhood" make me shudder LOL! But it's hard to find suitable ones that aren't too medical sounding, and aren't disgusting. :S Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-53939710532949407102012-08-25T08:11:49.012+01:002012-08-25T08:11:49.012+01:00I seem to have managed that (I think) in my curren...I seem to have managed that (I think) in my current WIP, but I don't know if I'll ever be able to do it so flawlessly again! <br /><br />Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-48587277679464247302012-08-25T08:10:54.901+01:002012-08-25T08:10:54.901+01:00LOL! Yeah, those scenes can be really difficult to...LOL! Yeah, those scenes can be really difficult to write!Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.com