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A common comment I get on my stories is that my sex scenes are hot. This is what I do to write hot sex scenes. YMMV
Make the reader want the couple to have sex before you start the sex scene
In my opinion, the more the reader wants the couple to have sex, the more likely they are to find the sex scene hot. I typically do a long build up by the end of which hopefully the reader likes the two main characters and wants for them to get together.
Make the sex scene different
I'd guess that most LitE readers have read two people having sex on a bed over a hundred times. Make the sex scene stand out by having something different about it. Maybe they're having sex outside or in the back of a mini-van. Maybe they're having to be quiet so they won't be overheard. In one of my stories, the couple watches Disney's "The Beauty and The Beast" while taking breaks to have sex. Don't get too weird as that will turn off the reader.
Get the reader into the room
What does the room look like? What does the furniture look like? What are the two people wearing when they start making out? The more the reader can picture, the more immersive (and hotter) the experience.
Make the sex scene long
It takes a while to build up the heat. The longer the sex scene is, generally the hotter it is.
Go slow
* Describe the foreplay
* Have the characters talk
* Describe what they are feeling, both emotionally and physically
* Describe the action in terms of all five senses
Have an emotional climax to the sex scene
Sex is a bonding experience in my stories, and my sex scenes have emotional build ups during them. As the couple moves through foreplay, oral sex and coitus, so should they move forward in how much they love and are committed to each other. The sex scene should provide emotional satisfaction in addition to providing enough erotic stimulation for the reader to cum.
Set up important lines/situations that you want to use in the sex scene
A line or an action will have more punch if you can set up how they resonate with a character beforehand. For example, if the female character says earlier in the story she wants to be more in charge in her next relationship, then them having sex with her on top will have more emotional punch then if there’s no set up.
Use porn videos as a resource
I’ll have an idea for a sex scene, and then go looking for porn videos that are similar. It’s a lot easier for me to transcribe a porn video than it is to make up the action from scratch.
An example of how I do it
I just finished the first draft of a story where the POV is from Jackson and the FMC is Penny
* I’ve been building up the romantic tension between them the whole story, and the final scene is time for them to succumb to their desires.
* To make the final sex scene a little different, it happens on a couch
* I knew before I started writing the story that I wanted the final sex scene to be on a couch so I’ve mentioned the couch several times in the story and it’s emotionally significant to both Jackson and Penny.
* The sex scene starts when Penny moves so she’s standing right next to Jackson and looking up at him. Jackson has been fighting his attraction to Penny, and Penny being so close triggers another fight for him. 415 words
* They kiss. I pulled up some lesbian kissing porn videos until I found one that kind of had what I thought the first two kisses would be like. I wrote those kisses, describing Penny and Jackson’s actions as well as what Jackson felt physically and emotionally. 134 words
* Jackson pauses to think about what he’s doing. He wrestles with his emotions, advancing in how he thinks about Penny. Penny says a line she had said much earlier in the story in a very different context. 151 words
* They resume kissing. Again, a lot of what I wrote was describing what I saw in lesbian kissing porn videos. 68 words
* Jackson thinks about what’s going on. He decides he wants to do more than kiss. 50 words
* Jackson moves to the next “base”, feeling up Penny’s butt while kissing. 496 words
* Jackson pauses to think about what he’s feeling. 72 words
* Jackson moves to the next “base”, feeling up Penny’s tits while kissing. 82 words
* Jackson pauses again to think about what he’s feeling. 87 words
* More action, this time with some dialogue. 144 words
* Penny and Jackson talk, eventually both saying “I love you”. The emotional journey takes a huge advance. 85 words
* They move to another “base” when Penny gets naked and Jackson begins rubbing her clit. 365 words
* They talk, pushing their commitment forward some more. Penny says Jackson is her future now. They quote true love lines to each other from “The Princess Bride”, which is Jackson’s favorite movie and that they watched earlier in the story. 86 words
* Jackson makes Penny cum. 87 words
* Some banter between Penny and Jackson, pushing forward the commitment even more. 112 words
* They start fucking. 340 words
* More banter which pushes the commitment forward some more. 48 words
* The rest of the fuck. 345 words
* Post-sex conversation that emphasizes they love each other and are going to be living together. 141 words
All told, 3308 words, which is almost a full Literotica page. As the sex moved through the bases, so did the emotional journey move forward.
Make the reader want the couple to have sex before you start the sex scene
In my opinion, the more the reader wants the couple to have sex, the more likely they are to find the sex scene hot. I typically do a long build up by the end of which hopefully the reader likes the two main characters and wants for them to get together.
Make the sex scene different
I'd guess that most LitE readers have read two people having sex on a bed over a hundred times. Make the sex scene stand out by having something different about it. Maybe they're having sex outside or in the back of a mini-van. Maybe they're having to be quiet so they won't be overheard. In one of my stories, the couple watches Disney's "The Beauty and The Beast" while taking breaks to have sex. Don't get too weird as that will turn off the reader.
Get the reader into the room
What does the room look like? What does the furniture look like? What are the two people wearing when they start making out? The more the reader can picture, the more immersive (and hotter) the experience.
Make the sex scene long
It takes a while to build up the heat. The longer the sex scene is, generally the hotter it is.
Go slow
* Describe the foreplay
* Have the characters talk
* Describe what they are feeling, both emotionally and physically
* Describe the action in terms of all five senses
Have an emotional climax to the sex scene
Sex is a bonding experience in my stories, and my sex scenes have emotional build ups during them. As the couple moves through foreplay, oral sex and coitus, so should they move forward in how much they love and are committed to each other. The sex scene should provide emotional satisfaction in addition to providing enough erotic stimulation for the reader to cum.
Set up important lines/situations that you want to use in the sex scene
A line or an action will have more punch if you can set up how they resonate with a character beforehand. For example, if the female character says earlier in the story she wants to be more in charge in her next relationship, then them having sex with her on top will have more emotional punch then if there’s no set up.
Use porn videos as a resource
I’ll have an idea for a sex scene, and then go looking for porn videos that are similar. It’s a lot easier for me to transcribe a porn video than it is to make up the action from scratch.
An example of how I do it
I just finished the first draft of a story where the POV is from Jackson and the FMC is Penny
* I’ve been building up the romantic tension between them the whole story, and the final scene is time for them to succumb to their desires.
* To make the final sex scene a little different, it happens on a couch
* I knew before I started writing the story that I wanted the final sex scene to be on a couch so I’ve mentioned the couch several times in the story and it’s emotionally significant to both Jackson and Penny.
* The sex scene starts when Penny moves so she’s standing right next to Jackson and looking up at him. Jackson has been fighting his attraction to Penny, and Penny being so close triggers another fight for him. 415 words
* They kiss. I pulled up some lesbian kissing porn videos until I found one that kind of had what I thought the first two kisses would be like. I wrote those kisses, describing Penny and Jackson’s actions as well as what Jackson felt physically and emotionally. 134 words
* Jackson pauses to think about what he’s doing. He wrestles with his emotions, advancing in how he thinks about Penny. Penny says a line she had said much earlier in the story in a very different context. 151 words
* They resume kissing. Again, a lot of what I wrote was describing what I saw in lesbian kissing porn videos. 68 words
* Jackson thinks about what’s going on. He decides he wants to do more than kiss. 50 words
* Jackson moves to the next “base”, feeling up Penny’s butt while kissing. 496 words
* Jackson pauses to think about what he’s feeling. 72 words
* Jackson moves to the next “base”, feeling up Penny’s tits while kissing. 82 words
* Jackson pauses again to think about what he’s feeling. 87 words
* More action, this time with some dialogue. 144 words
* Penny and Jackson talk, eventually both saying “I love you”. The emotional journey takes a huge advance. 85 words
* They move to another “base” when Penny gets naked and Jackson begins rubbing her clit. 365 words
* They talk, pushing their commitment forward some more. Penny says Jackson is her future now. They quote true love lines to each other from “The Princess Bride”, which is Jackson’s favorite movie and that they watched earlier in the story. 86 words
* Jackson makes Penny cum. 87 words
* Some banter between Penny and Jackson, pushing forward the commitment even more. 112 words
* They start fucking. 340 words
* More banter which pushes the commitment forward some more. 48 words
* The rest of the fuck. 345 words
* Post-sex conversation that emphasizes they love each other and are going to be living together. 141 words
All told, 3308 words, which is almost a full Literotica page. As the sex moved through the bases, so did the emotional journey move forward.