Writing Love Scenes in Books
Any emotionally charged novel will have their characters interact in a loving or sexual way at some point. Unless the writer is a prude! Some writers may even have been told by their publisher or agent that a love scene must be included. Readers of the Fifty Shades of Grey generation have come to expect some love scenes. As a writer, my challenge is to portray these paragraphs across to readers in the same way as each character acts throughout my novels.![Writing Love Scenes in Books Writing Love Scenes in Books](img/Writing-Love-Scenes-in-Books.jpg)
There is always the fear or ridicule when writing love scenes in books. There is the worry that people will think that the author also enjoys the kinky perversion of a character, or that the acts of fore-play or sex are not usual amongst couples.
Another worry is being caught writing the dialogue and action by a spouse or child as they enter the study. I like to read aloud and question my work as I go along. I've even been known to act out a passage in my glassed study, which can be seen easily by my neighbours. So, what happens when my wife walks in with a cup of tea! And what if she reads my book and thinks, 'oh, aye, where did he learn about that!'
I favour all the above and make my love-making scenes as descriptive as possible, just like I do with the rest of the novel, otherwise it just wouldn't read well. I keep my characters true to themselves least readers detect a sudden shift in them, unless that is my intention.
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