The Sex Scene: Build It And They Will...Come? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T15:46:45Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:137070?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A137225&feed=yes&xn_auth=noInteresting, in my current wi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-12:537324:Comment:1876442009-03-12T23:36:25.058ZBobhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Bob24
Interesting, in my current wip thriller, Chapter one begins with a bullet whistling toward a detective's head, the killer raising back to his alibi---a restaurant where he connects with the waitress. The sex scene that ends the chapter shows this cold blooded killer as a gentle caring individual. In my case, I use the sex scene to swing reader opinion on the antagonist.
Interesting, in my current wip thriller, Chapter one begins with a bullet whistling toward a detective's head, the killer raising back to his alibi---a restaurant where he connects with the waitress. The sex scene that ends the chapter shows this cold blooded killer as a gentle caring individual. In my case, I use the sex scene to swing reader opinion on the antagonist. OMG, another Megan Abbott fan…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-11:537324:Comment:1873232009-03-11T07:47:01.904ZminervaKhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/minervakoenig
OMG, another Megan Abbott fan. I'm in the right place.<br />
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MK
OMG, another Megan Abbott fan. I'm in the right place.<br />
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MK The last winds of their lost…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-01:537324:Comment:1491712008-07-01T22:52:36.632ZPaul McGoranhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PaulMcGoran
The last winds of their lost children?<br />
Soft as a coil of excrement?<br />
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This, of course, was ol' Norman's imagining Hitler's parents going at it, right?<br />
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Maybe we could give him a pass, but no -- it's too awful.<br />
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Writing a sex scene is easy. Making it sexy is what's difficult.
The last winds of their lost children?<br />
Soft as a coil of excrement?<br />
<br />
This, of course, was ol' Norman's imagining Hitler's parents going at it, right?<br />
<br />
Maybe we could give him a pass, but no -- it's too awful.<br />
<br />
Writing a sex scene is easy. Making it sexy is what's difficult. You are so right about Evanov…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-04-25:537324:Comment:1381482008-04-25T03:17:37.116ZJessicahttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Jessica
You are so right about Evanovich! I'd been waiting for that scene for ages and it was all over before I'd even realised it started!??! Was it on purpose, or had she just run out of ideas??
You are so right about Evanovich! I'd been waiting for that scene for ages and it was all over before I'd even realised it started!??! Was it on purpose, or had she just run out of ideas?? I know I don't!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-04-25:537324:Comment:1381452008-04-25T03:12:31.094ZJessicahttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Jessica
I know I don't!
I know I don't! The perfect story... Crime, S…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-04-21:537324:Comment:1375752008-04-21T23:13:52.330ZDeirdrehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Deirdre
The perfect story... Crime, Suspense and Romance. Sex as needed - in the story.<br />
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Truthfully, sometimes I think authors get carried away just describing the scenery, the kitchen whatever. I skim through it and get to the next part. I skim so I don't miss a clue. But I could do without the lengthy description. As romance goes... Well, some of my favorite stories are Romantic Suspense. You've the mystery, the crime and the romance all rolled into one. After a while they seem similar, but if you…
The perfect story... Crime, Suspense and Romance. Sex as needed - in the story.<br />
<br />
Truthfully, sometimes I think authors get carried away just describing the scenery, the kitchen whatever. I skim through it and get to the next part. I skim so I don't miss a clue. But I could do without the lengthy description. As romance goes... Well, some of my favorite stories are Romantic Suspense. You've the mystery, the crime and the romance all rolled into one. After a while they seem similar, but if you give it a break read something else, and come back its still just as thrilling. Some of the stories are excellent despite being in the romance genre.<br />
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Deirdre Interesting topic. I've never…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-04-21:537324:Comment:1374732008-04-21T02:58:24.655ZJacqui Horwoodhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JacquiHorwood
Interesting topic. I've never attempted a sex scene - far too nervous. It's too easy to stuff up and it can too easily sound ridiculous. The most disappointing sex scene I've ever read was in the Janet Evanovich series of Stephanie Plum books. She'd built this sexual tention up between Stephanie and Ranger over quite a number of books and then when they finally got down to it, the sex scene was two paragraphs of wham-bam-thank-you-maam. Not much pay-off for the URST! Dorothy Porter's sex scenes…
Interesting topic. I've never attempted a sex scene - far too nervous. It's too easy to stuff up and it can too easily sound ridiculous. The most disappointing sex scene I've ever read was in the Janet Evanovich series of Stephanie Plum books. She'd built this sexual tention up between Stephanie and Ranger over quite a number of books and then when they finally got down to it, the sex scene was two paragraphs of wham-bam-thank-you-maam. Not much pay-off for the URST! Dorothy Porter's sex scenes are usually pretty good. Maybe writing verse makes things seem sexier? "Throbbing love muscle?"tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-04-20:537324:Comment:1373782008-04-20T13:54:18.853ZDoug M. Cummingshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DougMCummings
"Throbbing love muscle?"
"Throbbing love muscle?" I had you all hooked up with…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-04-20:537324:Comment:1373592008-04-20T03:35:42.277ZKaryn J. Powershttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/karyning
I had you all hooked up with a nice girl from around the corner, but I'm afraid she is a bit put off, what with all the multi-tasking going on and such...
I had you all hooked up with a nice girl from around the corner, but I'm afraid she is a bit put off, what with all the multi-tasking going on and such... I need a program to keep up w…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-04-20:537324:Comment:1373572008-04-20T03:29:47.760ZKaryn J. Powershttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/karyning
I need a program to keep up with all the new names for the same old body parts!
I need a program to keep up with all the new names for the same old body parts!