40 ~ Literary Sex

I am a writer, I have written a novel, I am editing that novel, and I am also writing its sequel. Writing is amazing, but there is one aspect of writing I need a lot of work on, more than the rest:

Writing sex scenes.

I am a virgin. I have done some stuff, but not often, and not in ages. I've read sex, which is obviously not at all the same, and I have written sex, mostly gay sex which I can never have anyway.

But I'm not trying to practice fucking. Writing about fucking is totally different. For one thing, reading and writing it pales in comparison to the real thing. Which actually makes it much harder.

You have to convey all of this wonderful thing with words. Not even images, but words. Black on white, and that's it.

I fucking love reading sex scenes. It's better than porn, because my imagination is a beast. My favorites are Laurell K. Hamilton and Sherrilyn Kenyon. I haven't read any other authors that I can think of, and I haven't read all of either of their novels. Trying to work on that. So I need to study their works, oh noes! Worst homework assignment ever! ;)

I also need to have sex, lest I go insane. I'm working on it, but I barely have any FRIENDS right now, much less potential fuck buddies, or boyfriends. Sigh. It would also be good for, um, research purposes.

This is why I want to work as a writer for a living. Y'know, other than the fact that without it I am a MESS. Yeah, minor reasons, really :)