That’s horrible! I think the best written sex is the hinted one, unless of course you’re writing an erotic novel lol, you can never know who’s reading your book and the impact of explicit sex on the reader, even more so when you’re expecting an entirely different book.katiesquilts wrote: ↑09 Jun 2018, 03:21 Once I even read a sci-fi book where it took me two whole pages to realize the characters were having sex because I thought the guy was literally just "polishing his sword"...as you do.
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I was too disappointed in reading the word "cock" a couple of times.
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I can't say I've read that description before. Some writers have a way of either phrasing sex scenes in such a way that they can avoid these descriptions all together or they just have a completely different style. Some people probably like the DownNDirty descriptions whereas I prefer more love and emotional intimacy rather than descriptions of how hard and wet things are.ViziVoir wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 20:14I recently read a book that referred to a female character's genitalia as "extremely wet walls of delight." I had to set it down and laugh for a few minutes before I could keep reading. So, relatively speaking, I can't help but think the word "cock" is somewhat tame.katiesquilts wrote: ↑09 Jun 2018, 03:21 The one thing I can't stand though is when the author tries to substitute everyday words for the body parts...things like sausages and love sticks.
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Some people enjoy the nitty gritty details. I guess authors need to be careful which word choice they assign to their books: romance, love-story, erotica, etc... to set the right expectations. Romance to me means the characters having sex love each other and that is obvious in the descriptions of their love making. Sex and making love aren't the same thing.Sarah Tariq wrote: ↑21 Jun 2018, 01:22 Such a language is mostly common in romance novel. But It is not a pure romance novel. So some people often feel disturbed by such scenes . Overall everyone has a different taste. Mostly people like the addition of such spice scenes and the author knowns this well.
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The odd innuendo used for body parts can backfire so much. Sometimes it sounds much too immature, others it sounds too weird, so either could mentally take you out of the scene.katiesquilts wrote: ↑09 Jun 2018, 03:21 ...
The one thing I can't stand though is when the author tries to substitute everyday words for the body parts...things like sausages and love sticks.
Once I even read a sci-fi book where it took me two whole pages to realize the characters were having sex because I thought the guy was literally just "polishing his sword"...as you do.
I think an author even had a song in one book that can be seen as an entire innuendo, sort of poking fun at the trope.
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I still think the historical elements were wonderful, even though the present-day romance took things off track and into erotic territory. Once I discovered the Giuliano-Fioretta relationship and their son growing up to be Pope was fact, the story took on new meaning to me.greenstripedgiraffe wrote: ↑27 Jun 2018, 12:31 Not being a fan of the steamy romance, I pretty much skipped these sections. I know that there are a lot of people who like this, but I was reading more for the historical fiction aspect - and was disappointed to find out it was basically a romance novel
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On the whole, I agree with this - very few writers can write well about sex and, actually, I think it can diminish the romantic energy if characters get together before the end. Alternatively, if you want to establish that characters are already together, then there are other ways of doing it.strawberrysab wrote: ↑20 Jun 2018, 13:11That’s horrible! I think the best written sex is the hinted one, unless of course you’re writing an erotic novel ...katiesquilts wrote: ↑09 Jun 2018, 03:21 Once I even read a sci-fi book where it took me two whole pages to realize the characters were having sex because I thought the guy was literally just "polishing his sword"...as you do.
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Ive seen a lot of authors sort of gloss over the issue. They went into the bedroom, locked the door, and didn't come out for dinner for several hours. I'm pretty sure we get the implication! Throwing "I love yous" into a sex scene doesn't necessarily convey love either. They way the couple treats each other in that scene and throughout the whole book indicates if they actually love each other. I want to see that love in there. If I just wanted sex I'd read the oh-so-awful 50 Shades of Grey.Libs_Books wrote: ↑30 Jun 2018, 07:50On the whole, I agree with this - very few writers can write well about sex and, actually, I think it can diminish the romantic energy if characters get together before the end. Alternatively, if you want to establish that characters are already together, then there are other ways of doing it.strawberrysab wrote: ↑20 Jun 2018, 13:11That’s horrible! I think the best written sex is the hinted one, unless of course you’re writing an erotic novel ...katiesquilts wrote: ↑09 Jun 2018, 03:21 Once I even read a sci-fi book where it took me two whole pages to realize the characters were having sex because I thought the guy was literally just "polishing his sword"...as you do.
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