“I am always interested in characters who are in these kinds of transitional moments in their lives, when it's not clear where they're going to end up. It's interesting territory for fiction.” KindEndsMomentsCharacterInterestingFictionClearTerritory Author:K. M. Soehnlein
“I have even taught classes on writing about sex, and I've looked closely at different writers' sex scenes. On the level of craft I've given it a lot of thought. The pitfalls are simple: It can sound clinical or medical, which isn't right, or pornographic, because the characters disappear.” WritingDifferentCharacterGivenSexSoundSimpleLevelsClassTaughtSceneDisappearMedicalCraftsPitfallsClinicals Author:K. M. Soehnlein
“The key is to remember a sex scene is a scene of dramatic action and psychological development. You need to pay attention to emotion and to a character's self-awareness or lack of self-awareness.” NeedsSelfCharacterActionRememberSexPayEmotionAttentionAwarenessKeysDevelopmentSceneSelf AwarenessPsychologicalPay AttentionDramaticPsychological Development Author:K. M. Soehnlein
