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Writing sex scenes is all

Gwendolyn Hudson — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:16:53 -0600

Writing sex scenes is all that easy--they seem to fall in the etheral "floating away on a cloud of esctasy" to odd descriptions for genetalia (see first entry) or the mechanical a goes into b which sometimes have all the clarity of Ikea directions for putting together your new bookcase.

I think--as a writer--that sex and what and who and how a character deals with sex is a major part of who he or she is.

so is what they eat. But only occasionally is it necessary to desrible each forkful.

But I love these awards--it's always niece to know in that schadenfreude way that even the best have their moments and that its human to be confused and embarressed and over the top sex/sexuality

Gwendolyn Hudson Lauterbach http://barefootontheground.blogspot.com/

SEX

millytant — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:25:11 -0600

Actions speak louder than words . . . .

Bad Sex Written

Gwendolyn Hudson — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:09:51 -0600

I think I violated something in my comment. Will rewrite

Gwendolyn Hudson Lauterbach http://barefootontheground.blogspot.com/

AOL chat rooms

girlishstuff — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:54:55 -0600

hahaha I totally agree! :)

I blog at Girlish Stuff

Write more!

sassymonkey — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:46:32 -0600

Excellent first post over on your blog. Keep it up.

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hehehe

Bill Cammack — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:43:59 -0600

Yes Ma'am, haha The AOL chat rooms DEFINITELY served their purpose! ;)

~ Bill
I blog at billcammack.com

I think there is a place for

avflox — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:33:49 -0600

I think there is a place for everything. I am just now working on a pretty emotionally intense sex scene and I have to say it's still very much the same thing--word choice and an understanding of how the characters would behave toward each other.

Speaking of AOL chatrooms--that's what I first did when I got on the web at 13! Cybering hard in the chatrooms and boards! I always tell myself I could have grown up to be a real geek had I not gotten so much play in the chat rooms. Then again, it seems to have served some purpose, hasn't it?

AV Flox is the editor of Sex and the 405--what your newspaper would look like if it had a sex section.

Great Tips!

Bill Cammack — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:39:05 -0600

Great tips, AV, haha..

I learned to "write sex" in AOL chat rooms, so my style's built for personal physical effect and not flowery novel-writing. :) Having said that, I also "write intimacy" and "write togetherness" and "write inspired introspection" which is more along the lines of what you wrote about in this article.

I actually find inspiration to be way more sensual to write about than physicality. I find it way more unique that a gal moves me mentally or emotionally than when a gal turns me on. For me, it tends to catalyze a much richer experience for contemplating and expressing to others.

~ Bill
I blog at billcammack.com

Thanks for letting me know!!

AnExtendedVacation — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:49:06 -0500

Thanks for letting me know!! I hopped over there and joined! I hope more people join us in this venture soon!!

There's now a NaNoWriMo group on BlogHer

sassymonkey — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:28:41 -0500

Pookielocks started it. I want to make sure you know about it. Head on over to the NaNoWriMo BlogHer Group and introduce yourself. I'll stand on the sidelines and cheer. :)

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I'm in!

domesticjoy — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:51:44 -0500

... but I'm not too sure what I'm going to write about yet (and while it is bending the rules, I'm considering doing something non-fiction).

I made a simple tracking sheet today that might be helpful: http://www.domesticjoy.com.au/nanowrimo-tracker-template-and-some-resour...

Good luck!

:) Catherine @Domestic Joy My food and domestic blog: http://www.domesticjoy.com.au

Thanks!

AnExtendedVacation — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:52:20 -0500

November was the craziest month in college! I forgot all about that and I've only been out for two years! :-)

Thanks for the support!

I'll cheerlead

sassymonkey — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:33:43 -0500

I have no desire to write a book in a month. lol I don't even know if I'd ever want to write a book. I'm pretty happy with reading them. But I'll happily cheerlead everyone who is doing it.

Funny that you mention college - I was always amused that NaNoWriMo happened in November. It was always one of the most term paper intense writing months for me in school. All I ever did in Novembers was write.

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It was great seeing you Liz!

sassymonkey — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:23:15 -0500

There's no gossip like lobster gossip. ;)

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The thing with Atwood

sassymonkey — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:30:06 -0500

Is that when I see her in person and hear her read from her own stories, or just talk, I'm enthralled. (Yes, I've been lucky enough to meet her and attend several readings. Sigh. I really miss living in Toronto sometimes.) But when I actually read her works it's just not the same. To me, and I'm pretty sure I'm in a minority, I think of her as a storyteller more than a writer and I want her to tell me the story. Not words on a page, even though they are very fine words on a page.

Though this is a very good reminder that Moral Disorder has been languishing on my shelves for a very long time.

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