“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
“The biggest problem in the fictional treatment of sex is that it's not treated as part of the story but as a pause from the story. The best sex scenes in fiction are the ones that advance the story.” StoriesProblemSexFictionSceneTreatedTreatmentPauses Author:K. M. Soehnlein
