Writing an erotic love scene

Sometimes writing a love scene is easy but it can be hard to keep it original and fun to read. Think about it. How many times have you read something that came out stale and technically challenged. Put slot A into slot B and shabang. You didn't know you were writing a sex ed class when you started did you?

In order to make it sound a little more emotionally charged you have to add words that make an emotional attachment to the physical event and this also helps the reader want to continue reading

I have a notebook at home filled with words like:

greed, hunger, longing, ravenous, relish, thirst, urge, voracious, yearning.

This may not sound like they are even related to sex, more like eating, but it works and it works well. This adds a need to the sex drive and puts it on a deeper level.

I started the collection because I didn't want to sound boring but it all began with a thesaurus and synonym dictionary. How many times can you use excited in a sentence and keep it sounding original? Sometimes I use repetition to drill something into the readers head, but in most instances repetition is boring so a synonym dictionary is one of my most valuable assets in my weapon arsenal as a writer. I need it and use it daily.

If you have to access to the internet you can use an online dictionary/thesaurus/synonym dictionary for free. Just keep it open in a browser while you write.

Hope this helps you to write action packed and detailed love scenes that people love to read.

Keep on loving!
Missy Lyons
www.missylyons.com

Plotter or Pantser?

There's a lot of words that are only used by writers. Plotting or pantsing describe certain writing styles. When I first heard the word pantser I had a mental image of a little boy depantsing his victim, but I was wrong. Pantsers write by the seat of their pants. They don't know what they are going to write until their characters tell them and they can be surprised what happens as much as the reader.

Plotters--well--they plot out their scenes diligently.

I can't say any type of writer is better than the other. I think I tend to lean towards the plotting side of the spectrum, but I don't go way out and build full outlines or picture boards. I have a really lean outline I use, just to get my characters to go in the right direction. I start with one sentence for the scene just to remind me what's supposed to happen.

Pantsers have a certain excitement and unpredictable nature to their stories. I like that but a lot of pantsers will write themselves into a corner that they can't get out of and have to rewrite the beginnings to fix that.

Plotters are predictable but steady, and the bad thing about plotting is it can get boring. Or worse, you feel like you have already told your story, since you outlined it--so why write it when it's already been told?

There's benefits and negatives to each style. I think it's best if you can identify your writing style early on and use it to your advantage. Also, not to fight it. If you use a combination of styles, even better.