How to build romantic tension in a scene To build romantic tension in a scene: Use physical proximity: The closer characters get, the more likely physical contact (a kiss, cuddle or more) becomes Use dialogue: Perhaps a character hints at their desire for the other, or talks hypothetically....
“Wait—no, we can’t— Mrs. Thomas, please—oh!” He choked back a cry as the bouffant bombshell swallowed him to the root. Her agile tongue danced along his shaft, teasing, before she turned on the industrial-level suction. Jake didn’t have a chance. It took no more than thirty ...
Which is not to say that a good literary sex scene oughtn’t describe sex that plays to patriarchal scripts, only that it ought to know that it is doing so—and ideally, why. Having cultivated this awareness in myself—the ability to recognize a sex scene that triggers a conditioned ...
This is how you make love to a woman undergoing cancer treatments. You ignorethe metallic taste of her kiss; the slight snorting sound she makes when you press into her;the bony feel of her body, covered by skin that lacks tensile strength; the hairless scalp.You close your eyes and reme...
One of the important things in good prose writing is to have more than one thing happening at once. In this exercise, describe a kiss, taking your time and trying to visualize the action clearly and precisely. However-- have something else going on at the same time. Maybe one person is...
It struck me that he didn’t quite understand what was going on in the autopsy scene, and I barely cognized it myself—it was too untenable to register as something that could happen—pieces of a girl in a box. I think what shocked me the most was that there were people who had ...
“Plants are good listeners” was a key Ideagrient™! A parade! What’s a pet story without a parade? And of course, Stephanie must win something! Parade was mixed into my idea bowl. “Best in Scent” came later. Chef’s kiss! Of course, other details were later mixed into LUNA...
Like that famous illustration of the evolution of Man walking out of the ocean, her frown smoothed into a smile which was eaten by a smirk, “I knew it, youdolike me”; Rosetta blew her co-workers a kiss, “Happy New Year!” and in inimical style, allowed theCafé’sfront door to ...
Always end with something more left to say in the scene. It will take far more energy tomorrow to start from zero thanin media res. Do not compare yourself to other writers, ever. You are a unique snowflake. Believe it. Avoiding low blood sugar is one of the secret keys to intellectua...
When co-writing a project with someone, you can allow your writer voice to shine through. Creatively, my co-author and I are in tune, sometimes suggesting the same scene at the same time! However, we’ve also set clear delineations as to who is completing which part of the project, mak...