Foreplay

[Jude Hardin]

What's wrong with a kiss, boy? Hmm? Why not start her off with a nice kiss? You don't have to go leaping straight for the clitoris like a bull at a gate. Give her a kiss, boy.
--from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Probably some of the best writing advice I'v ever heard.

[Dana King]

The Maltese Falcon is written much like this, in what I was taught is called "camera eye POV." Dialog, action, and description. Nothing in anyone's head, no individual perceptions, very much like watching a movie. It takes someone with a lot of skill to keep that compelling for a couple of hundred pages, but it's very effective when done well.

Hammett, needless to say, pulls it off effortlessly.

[Eric Christopherson]

He went all the way in the Glass Key. Not a single internal thought.

[Margot Justes]

Hey Jude,
Sorry, couldn't resist. So far you're the only who picked up on the double entendre. Let's see if my body grabbed any readers.
All the best,
Margot

[Jude Hardin]

Well, your body grabbed me, Margot. :)