How you keep the sex fresh in your writing.
Smut! It’s the secret to
writing a good sex scene. Before you gasp in horror and clutch your pearls,
think about how many different sex acts you’re willing to try. Personally, I
mean. Are you willing to go to a truck stop to figure out the physics of sex in
the cab of a big rig? Happy to pack your bug spray and head out in the woods to
see what an exhibitionist really deals with?
No?
I’m not even a little
surprised. We all have our preferences when it comes to sex, and not just about
our partners. We might like a room with a lock on the door, or a spot that’s
warm and cozy. But unless you’re only going to write about locked doors and
warm, cozy spots you’ll need to do some research. That brings us back to porn,
or smut, or erotic. Labels aren’t really important, as long as you find the
good stuff.
My favorite are very well
written steamy romance novels. They give me all the tab P into slot V (or
however many tabs and holes as you might need) details I need to stage scenes
in my story, with the added bonus of teaching me new words. I admit it, I never
knew or used the word lave (to flow along or against) until I read it in a
Joann Bourne novel. I don’t think I can print what I learned from Scarlett
Peckham’s The Secrets of
Charlotte Street series in a PG-13 blog, but wow, was it
educational. And massive shout out to Helen Hoang whose
book, The Kiss Quotient, radically altered my understanding of how men
experience sex.
Of course, there’s also visual
aids, movies, and pictures. But if you hate watching that type of thing or
object to it on moral grounds, it isn’t going to help your writing. Sure, you
could interview sex workers, talk with a sex educator, or have some very
interesting conversations with your neighbors, but my best advice for keeping
the sex scenes fresh in your writing? Read lots of books that have great sex
scenes.
Searching (Dragons of New York,
Book 1)
by Rachel Graves
GENRE: Urban Fantasy
Amazon buy link: https://www.amazon.com/Searching-Dragons-New-York-Book-ebook/dp/B0BGFGNF7V/ref=sr_1_1
A dragon terrified of being discovered by the government, Ravenna
Drake is constantly on the move. When the woman who raised her gets cancer,
Ravenna trades her nomadic work restoring black market magical goods for a
steady job. But her cautious life ends after her name is found at the scene of
a werewolf murder.
Dr.
Ian Chen, a sorcerer bonded to a powerful relic, works for the government
treating supernatural citizens. He insists on investigating when his patient’s
body is discovered completely drained of blood. His search leads him to the
beautiful but frustrating Ravenna Drake, who refuses to stay away from the case
or follow his instructions.
As
more bloodless bodies surface, threats from secret societies and corrupt
politicians force the dragon and the sorcerer to work together. If Ravenna and
Ian can’t catch the killer, the people they love the most may be the next to
die.
Excerpt One:
His foot reached out to blur the circle and the ghost
changed. Agony forced every other emotion aside. He couldn’t breathe, a heavy
weight settled on his chest. Panic set in as he wheezed, his heart racing the
way hers had raced. Was he experiencing her last minutes or just panicking at
the emotions? Could he trust himself? Darkness started to crowd the edges of
his vision. Not enough air. Sweat broke out along his back. Somewhere, Cloak
was saying something, but he couldn’t hear it over the pounding of blood in his
ears. He was going to die here. The blackness got closer.
“No.” The flood of emotions stopped immediately, as Drake
stepped in front of him. “That’s not how this works. You don’t get to scream at
him.”
His head throbbed, stinging like acid dripping down his
face, but he could breathe again. The darkness receded. The first thing he saw
was Drake moving into the center of the stain, acting as if the blood wasn’t
there.
“I’ll give you enough energy to manifest, but start
screaming again and I will end you, even if we haven’t heard a damn thing
you’ve got to say. Understand?” She paused, then reached her hand out. A shaft
of sunlight came in through the window and her hand seemed to glow. Then the
end of it disappeared, replaced with a chest. The shape grew outward, a filmy
light turning into a woman. The process took less than a minute, and he heard
the sheriff whisper to God.
“Dr. Chen, she can talk to you now.” Drake said it with a
very deliberate emphasis on the word talk. Whatever the ghost intended, it
wasn’t going to stand up to her. A deep surge of gratitude coursed through him.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
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Rachel Graves
writes mysteries that blend the supernatural with steamy, sexy scenes. Her work
explores the many shades of gray found between the lines of right and wrong.
Rachel's books focus on strong heroines who take charge of their own fate,
their friends, and their families. Rachel is a member of Science Fiction and
Fantasy Writers of America and uses research skills honed getting a graduate
degree in psychology to seek out rare folklore and magical creatures. Her
writing incorporates popular monsters like vampires and werewolves as well as
diverse creatures like selkies and yuki onna. Rachel has lived in a cursed
town, taken far too many ghost tours, and counts down to every Halloween
starting in November. You can read short stories and learn more about her on her
website: http://www.rachelgraves.com/.
Amazon.com
author page is: https://www.amazon.com/Rachel-Graves/e/B011H977D0
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3 comments:
Good evening. If given the chance, would you like to see your story made into a movie and if so, who is in your dream cast?
Sounds like a good read.
Thank you, Sherry! And Bea, it's hard to cast characters who are over 40 in Hollywood, but Keanu Reeves and Drew Barrymore do come to mind.... :P
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