Hello my favorite author of all time how do you write smut?:3 Like actually how do you write it? Without it sounding unnatural and weird? How did you first start?
FAVORITE OF ALL TIME? Oh that’s incredibly generous of you but idk if I agree with that 😭
NOW HOW TO WRITE SMUT: Well, to be honest anon, unless you give me something specific about your own writing, I’m not sure I’ll be of much help aside from general advice.
I first started in high school as an inexperienced and horny teen so lmao not a great start, but you know, you do what you know.
But y’know, time passes and I have some experience and it becomes easier to talk about, which in turn makes it easier to write about. Though, I do find it hard to judge if it’s even still good when I’m writing because rarely does my own work make me emotional or horny in any way ;;; I am usually too focused on making sure it makes sense lol
Having said that, I’m wondering what it is you find unnatural or weird about your writing (assuming this is why you’re asking)? Is it the positions, or maybe the way they move? Or maybe you focus too much on the positioning and maybe not how the characters are feeling, or what they’re feeling? Is it weird because you feel weird about it (whether writing smut itself or what you’re writing about), or is what the characters are doing/feeling is weird?
I usually end up asking myself a lot of these questions: If character a does x to character b, then how does that make character b feel, both physically and emotionally? Do any of the characters have reservations about sex or the other person? Does their relationship standing make this a good experience, an anxiety inducing experience, a sad experience, etc? How can I convey those emotions through the smut? How many times have I used the word cock in a row (lol)? Do these actions make any damn sense? How does the sensation of x feel, and how can I convey that in a way that’s accurate but also, you know, horny??
For me, personally, I get sucked into smut that has some kind of emotional standing between characters, even if those emotions are apathy or non-existent between them. I need my heart to nut (or hurt) for smut to be gratifying. I’m usually pretty bored by stuff that’s just like, idk, established relationship shower sex quicky and they cuddle or something and that’s it. Writing smut is still writing a story: very rarely is a stand alone scene interesting without having established something more grounding, if that makes sense?
I also always have a beta for these things!! I know using a beta can be anxiety inducing for some, but I find them to be essential, especially when I am not sure about how something is reading. It’s always good to bounce ideas or what you’re concerned about with someone so they can give advice or reassure you. So if you feel like something sounds weird, it’s always good to let your beta know that when going in to read it your stuff :3
Idk if any of this maniacal stuff is of ANY help, but if you have any other questions, I am happy to answer 😭