If climaxing took as long in real life as it does to write it

[LadyMireille]

The thought crossed my mind just now as I sit here trying to complete a scene. I have been in the same damn scene for a solid week! I just need to bring them to completion and move on to the next section. But I keep getting interrupted (happens when you have kids). And so, the poor couple in my story have been on the edge for a week. lol

 

[LIVINRFANTASIES]

Denny

I was gonna suggest you play with your nipples. If you'd climax in real life perhaps the words would cum in your story.

Yet, there's those damned kids! Real life can be difficult.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Coitus kiddus interruptus.

Just make sure their room is warm...

 

[wheres_the_beef]

If it took that long there would be a lot fewer kids to interrupt writing.

 

[gordo12]

"If climaxing took as long in real life as it does to write it"

Life would be fkn wonderful. An orgasm that lasted a week. Civilization would break down. Who'd want to work.

 

[Privates1stClass]

If climaxing took as long in real life as it does to write it

When you're actually having sex, you aren't concerned with the details--you're just enjoying the moment. When you're writing about it, you have to deal with the minutiae--the sounds, smells, touches, positions, and so on. All that takes time to get exactly right.

If you describe the couple having sex in a doggie position and he looks her in the eyes, your readers will call you out. So if it takes a week to write it, it's probably worth taking the time.

 

[Elloelle]

SPLOOSH!!!!

That didn't take as long to write as it did to actually happen and I was typing with one hand and stuff.

Debbie

 

[sr71plt]

If you describe the couple having sex in a doggie position and he looks her in the eyes, your readers will call you out. So if it takes a week to write it, it's probably worth taking the time.

Hmmm. Have you ever been on the bottom in the doggie position? Your head doesn't swivel enough for you to look the guy on top in the eyes when you both twist a bit? I guess I must really be flexible, then.

 

[LadyMireille]

When you're actually having sex, you aren't concerned with the details--you're just enjoying the moment. When you're writing about it, you have to deal with the minutiae--the sounds, smells, touches, positions, and so on. All that takes time to get exactly right.

If you describe the couple having sex in a doggie position and he looks her in the eyes, your readers will call you out. So if it takes a week to write it, it's probably worth taking the time.

Lol. I would hope that a writer of erotica would have a variety of experiences - lol. And yes - exactly. I find the intimate scenes the longest and hardest to write. But it hardly ever takes me THIS long. (And guess what - it's still not done because some new characters begged me for some time. hahahaha)

Hmmm. Have you ever been on the bottom in the doggie position? Your head doesn't swivel enough for you to look the guy on top in the eyes when you both twist a bit? I guess I must really be flexible, then.

That is exactly what they meant - if you stated they looked in the eyes, the readers would call you out for the error.

"If climaxing took as long in real life as it does to write it"

Life would be fkn wonderful. An orgasm that lasted a week. Civilization would break down. Who'd want to work.

OMG. Right? It would be like erotic utopia. But I don't mean a long orgasm. I mean - my poor couple is teetering on the edge - they haven't reached it yet. And if we had a society that was edging for a solid week - I imagine we would have a lot of frustrated people who snipe at each other. lol

 

[ChloeTzang]

Hmmm. Have you ever been on the bottom in the doggie position? Your head doesn't swivel enough for you to look the guy on top in the eyes when you both twist a bit? I guess I must really be flexible, then.

Lol. You guys need to work on that flexibility more. Those TaeKwonDo stretches are good for more than just TaeKwonDo, believe me. You can do amazing things with your toes and someone's ears when your hands are pinned. Lol. Photographic evidence NOT provided I won't go into more detail, promise.

 

[writerannabelle]

Fuck.

The title of your thread made me blow coffee out my nose onto my keyboard.

I totally have the same problem. What’s really awkward is trying to go to the day job, mid-sex scene, thinking to myself “So if he does this, and she twists like this, then maybe...” only to have a customer/coworker ask “Whatcha thinking about?”