How much sex to include in your sex story

[EmilyMiller]

To quote @EmilyMiller, there are only so many ways to write "insert tab A into slut B" before you begin to repeat yourself. Sex is fun, reading about sex palls.

Carnality, lust, loss, heartbreak, redemption, hurt and betrayal - that is where the story is. The sex is just topology, after a while.

Imma gonna copyright that phrase

 

[onehitwanda]

Imma gonna copyright that phrase

I'll gladly pay royalties.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

I think the only "mistake" you could make is to put sex into your story just for the sake of it.

Probably about two-thirds of all popular stories on lit are not much more than sex for the sake of it.

 

[Rob_Royale]

That has been the a question that has really evolved in my writing. From what I felt the readers wanted to letting the story decide. I recommend you skip the first part of that process and go right to the second.

 

[Yogma]

Probably about two-thirds of all popular stories on lit are not much more than sex for the sake of it.

Probably, which is one of the reasons I started writing my own

Mind you, I read different stories on Literotica for different reasons. Sometimes I just want a short story chock full of wall to wall titillation, other times I want a more story driven read, where the sex is more complimentary. Not only are there readers with different tastes, but my taste also depends on my mood.

 

[CalBishForNow]

1. There's more to sex than just PIV. I'd happily write and read stories where the sexual climax comes from oral, anal, masturbation, etc.
2. "Story" is a vague term. Some authors might consider some series all one big story published serially, some might not. It could be totally logical to have no sex in Part 1 out of 6 or something.
3. All that being said, yeah, I'm here to read and write erotica, which isn't much different from porn in the form of the written word to me. I'm looking for something arousing, and more specifically with some kind of payoff, or I wouldn't be here. Maybe someday I should try to do as erotic a story as I can with as little actual sex as possible for the challenge of it, but it's not my main interest here.

 

[UnexpectedLuggage]

I tend to go pretty detailed on my sex scenes, as that's the main draw to the stories I'm writing here.

That said, I've only got one story, thus far, that contains multiple scenes. Most of my stuff has a single sexual encounter featured, so I want to make sure that's getting the attention it deserves.

Usually this means the sex is multiple pages in length, as I want to really establish the physical and emotional al attachment, zi want to describe how characters move and feel during the moment.

I'll admit, I am sometimes disappointed when I start reading something and then the sex amounts to a single paragraph. But, that being said, everyone writes different. Your sex scenes should be as long as you need them to be/feel comfortable writing. If you have multiple in a story, then yeah, you probably don't need to go crazy detailed with every single one.

 

[EmilyMiller]

How much sex to include in your sex story​

I am looking for a volunteer to read WhoreBNB and record a count of how many sex acts it’s 30,000 words include. My best guess, a fucking lot.

 

[ChloeTzang]

There aren't any hard and fast rules.
There are popular/successful stories on this site that are wall to wall sex, and others with little, and in some cases no sex at all.
Lit has an incredibly varied audience, write what works for you.

Yep!

I've done wall to wall sex, 100k word stories with one sex scene, stories with no sex scenes. They'll all find readers - people are on Lit to read and if you write a good story, they honestly won't care that much whether ot has sex or not IF the story is good.

If I don't have amy sex in a story or it's a long story with, say, only one sex scene, I mention that right up front to set expectations, but as Kellie said, there are no hard and fast one size fits all rules

Just write your story..... that said, it IS Literotica so erotic sex scenes ARE what most readers are here for. How you do that tho.....LOL, THAT is the million dollar question.

 

[SkyBubble]

I got told on one story that nobody cared abotu my side characters having sex, just the MCs. I still gave each of the characters their moment.

 

[secretLace]

For me the pace of they story sets the tone for how long a sex scene should be. The faster the pace is the shorter the sex scenes to not slow the story down. And many of the great storys I have read on the site have story and plot front and center with the sex or erotic moments there for spice.

 

[Voboy]

I got told on one story that nobody cared abotu my side characters having sex, just the MCs. I still gave each of the characters their moment.

Yeah. Fuck that commenter.

Part of what makes some stories fun is the atmosphere, and an atmosphere where everyone (including supporting characters) is banging is... well, fun.

 

[iwatchus]

I am looking for a volunteer to read WhoreBNB and record a count of how many sex acts it’s 30,000 words include. My best guess, a fucking lot.

I've added it to my reading list (another story by you is always a good choice). My list is long, so don't expect an answer right away.

But if I can going to carry out your experiment, I need to understand the intended methodology. (I have not read the story yet, so some of this may be obvious or irrelevant). Am I counting each position? Do they have to climax in said position or does an interim position count separately. If someone has an orgasm in a position and then keeps going in same position, does that count as a separate incident? If someone joins or leaves the action, does that count as a new event?

Any other methodological concerns you may have with this experiment?

 

[EmilyMiller]

I need to understand the intended methodology

The sad thing, is I was thinking about a histogram by act. You can take the gal out of science, but…

So:

Cunnilingus > BJ > PIV missionary > PIV doggy = 3 sex acts (the change in position doesn’t count) and 1 occurrence of sex

69 > PIV cowgirl > PIV reverse cowgirl > PIA reverse cowgirl = 3 sex acts (again the two PIV count as one) and 1 occurrence of sex

If two pairs have sex in parallel and then become a foursome, I think that might be 2 occurrences - but YMMV

Climaxing is irrelevant, but feel free to capture the data.

Please publish your tables as well as any graphs derived from them.

 

[iwatchus]

Cunnilingus > BJ > PIV missionary > PIV doggy

When I first read this, I thought you were making a judgmental call on the relative value of activities.

 

[EmilyMiller]

When I first read this, I thought you were making a judgmental call on the relative value of activities.

It’s too early to go find arrow symbols

 

[AG31]

I think the only "mistake" you could make is to put sex into your story just for the sake of it

Unless your story qualifies as simple erotica, in which it is only about sex, such a significant part of human experience that it deserves its own literary genre. Simple erotica is different from a stroker, in that the latter simply relates sex acts, while the former attends carefully to the writing.

 

[AG31]

The sex is just topology

See reply #42.

 

[AG31]

I think everyone posting above has answered your questions.

The implication seems to be that everyone agrees. See #42, although it probably got posted after your reply.

 

[AG31]

Probably about two-thirds of all popular stories on lit are not much more than sex for the sake of it.

And thanks for that. It's why I come here. (See reply #42). Unfortunately, most of what I find is just not well done.

 

[EmilyMiller]

The sex is just topology, after a while.

But topology is sexy

 

[onehitwanda]

But topology is sexy

Don't make me send you cardiods and caternaries again.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Don't make me send you cardiods and caternaries again.

My mani-folds are getting damp…

 

[JuanSeiszFitzHall]

The sad thing, is I was thinking about a histogram by act. You can take the gal out of science, but…

So:

Cunnilingus > BJ > PIV missionary > PIV doggy = 3 sex acts (the change in position doesn’t count) and 1 occurrence of sex

69 > PIV cowgirl > PIV reverse cowgirl > PIA reverse cowgirl = 3 sex acts (again the two PIV count as one) and 1 occurrence of sex

If two pairs have sex in parallel and then become a foursome, I think that might be 2 occurrences - but YMMV

Climaxing is irrelevant, but feel free to capture the data.

Please publish your tables as well as any graphs derived from them.

This hasn't been overthought enough. First, does 'occurrence of sex' mean an act in which sperm can contact an ovum? Second, should one track the metadata to indicate which sex acts lead to orgasm (or perhaps just satisfaction), and for which individuals? Third, does adequacy of satisfaction lead to a cessation of sex acts, for one or more participants? Fourth, does a lack of satisfaction persist through a refractory time, and if so does the unsatisfied party/parties attempt to shorten that time, perhaps through verbal encouragement or chastisement? All of these matters should be addressed in the proposal for more funding.

 

[EmilyMiller]

This hasn't been overthought enough. First, does 'occurrence of sex' mean an act in which sperm can contact an ovum? Second, should one track the metadata to indicate which sex acts lead to orgasm (or perhaps just satisfaction), and for which individuals? Third, does adequacy of satisfaction lead to a cessation of sex acts, for one or more participants? Fourth, does a lack of satisfaction persist through a refractory time, and if so does the unsatisfied party/parties attempt to shorten that time, perhaps through verbal encouragement or chastisement? All of these matters should be addressed in the proposal for more funding.

More research is required…