Rumpy-Pumpy and Big Choppers May 6, 2007
Posted by Jen in : Journal, Novel , trackbackOk. So I’m thinking about sex. Not sex for me, you understand. How rude! No, I’m thinking about sex for my characters. It goes without saying that there’s bound to be some naked wriggling at some point. The trouble is, when will it happen? And how? And with who?
I feel like a letch, a perv… as if I’m constantly waiting for the right time to get their clothes off. Eek!
Writing Rule of the Week: Don’t ever imagine your mother reading your novel.
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On anther note, how come the boy with the huge smile got voted out of Joseph last night? His teeth are obscenely ginormous but I kind of liked him? It should have been the orange cruise singer or the bin man, surely?
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In my first WIP there’s quite a bit of ‘naked wriggling’ (I like that description!) and unfortunately, it’s my dad that wants to read my WIP. I think I could just about (and I mean JUST about) cope with my mum reading it but my dad? Now that would be awkward!
Ew, A.W., I don’t think I could cope with the the idea of my father reading ANYONE’S sauciness, let alone mine!!
Am feeling a bit weak at that thought!!
Oh Jen - just write from experience … but never tell anyone that you have …
I am dreading my grnadma reading ISoA. Dreading it. Bugger. Now I am worrying again.
Also, no pressure, but think about the Bad Sex Award …
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The Bad Sex Award?????? Sounds intriguing… should I be considering that from experience too?!?!?! Has given me an idea for a fun conversation though - my characters are just at the beginning of a ladies’ dinner party. And you know what us girls like to discuss most after a glass of wine…
Like the new look Jen. I cannot imagine writing sex scenes, I am so dreading it. I think the door may have to close and we imagine it… Chicken or what?
I know what you mean, JJ… I’m sort of looking forward to it though a darkened room and lots of wine might be in order the first time…
I’m nervous writing sex scenes too. I’m thinking it’s just not necessary for my current WIP…chicken? I think so. Your rule of the week is a good one to remember, and not only when writing sex scenes!
I didn’t mind writing the sex scenes in my first WIP, I put lots of humour into them so it works.
I would hate it if my dad read my WIP. I’m pretty sure he still thinks that I think men are smooth down there like Action Man. Ha! Ha!
Sex scenes are difficult - performance anxiety in another guise, as I’ve just said in another novel racer’s comment box. When I wrote my first one I didn’t write from experience, I made the whole thing up. And according to my commenters, it worked. The only rule I stuck to was one I’d heard from several sources, which was don’t use any rude or medical-descriptive-type words (so no f*** or c*** or anything in Latin or, well, you get the idea), focus instead on the actions and the feelings of the characters. Also I wrote an atypical scene, in my characters’ terms, as I would with any scene; reading about two long-term lovers climbing into bed, turning to each other and beginning a well-practiced act didn’t seem likely to interest anyone, however delightful it might be for the characters themselves to experience.
Angie, I don’t think you’re chicken at all… but I think my characters do want a bit of sex now and again so I’ll just have to think of England and get on with it!
AW: Writing the sex scenes with lots of humour is a good plan… I shall bear that in mind, thanks!
Zinnia: You have hit the nail on the head I think - and I definitely won’t be including any Latin terms. An atypical scene would work well… it’s actually much more tricky and interesting than I’d thought.
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Love the new look, Jen - beautiful!
Best advice for writing sex scenes - have a large glass of wine beforehand (any excuse). And find the right soundtrack to put on in the background!
By the way, THANK YOU for the review on Amazon. I welled up when I read it just now!
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Aw, no problem… not exactly the most eloquent of reviews but I’d never written one before.
Funnily enough, I quite often have a soundtrack in my mind - my characters are at a gruesome dinner party so I’ve been torturing everyone by playing endless Katie Melua and Norah Jones. Just what people want to hear at 6 in the morning!!
Glass of of wine required before any big seduction, fictional or not!!!!!
Writing them stinks…..a glass of wine is definately helpful. No real advice except go back to books that you have read where you felt the sex scenes worked ( can’t remember - just look for the dog eared pages
ps like the new look
“And you know what us girls like to discuss most after a glass of wine.”
No. What?
Oh goooo on, tell me!
You don’t want to see a grown man sulk? Do you?
Hmmmm … best leave that as a rhetorical question.
As for writing the “dirty bits”. Just tell people you imagined you were Nancy Friday and wrote from her prospective. While actually allowing yourself to have a free romp around with your own inner pervert for a while.
If any one asks, just be haughty,
“I am a Writer, you know, I can make things up”.
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Oi Liz! Speak for yourself… dog-eared pages indeed
Actually, there will be some dog-eared pages in the ‘Juicy Lucy Diamond’ novel…
Bobo… darling Bobo… now do tell - just who was it that told you about my inner pervert? I thought it such a well-kept secret. A free romp sounds rather fun, now you come to mention it though… wey hey!
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