Making Smut Sound Sexy
i received an anon message of a writer who ran into problems creating a sex scene. it frustrates her how nothing really sounds right and even ends up as laughable instead of exciting. i believe it’s possible to pull off profound but sexy writing with only a few tricks. for said magic potion, you might want to use the following ingredients at will:
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vary the length of your sentences to indicate pace. i noticed that the shorter the sentence, the sexier. add semi-long sentences for good balance vice versa.
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take your time to describe surroundings and positions. readers will be able to focus on the juicy things when the basics have enough clarity.
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if you daydream about something, chances are it makes a good passage. it’ll have more detail and passion to it. when i merely construct a smut scene versus picturing it — my readers always comment on the latter. people can pick that shit up.
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make it a body + mind experience. add thoughts of the characters, non-sexual affective gestures, scents(!) of just about everything. a whole lot of other stuff can rub against each other, too. sometimes awkwardly so, but that’s okay. including some humor is also sexy.
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more talk about clothes. stripping is an almost universal turn-on, so make sure to get the garments going. i personally omit lingerie, buttons to open are more interesting. as are things like tattoos and jewelry, it makes it personal.
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comparisons in description give life to your piece. it doesn’t have to be the most complex metaphor. the only goal is to make it more vivid.
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porn and even other fics are not your friends to build a sexy scene. research is. you don’t have to understand the whole world, googling ‘ideas for aftercare’ might be enough for inspiration. knowing your stuff is sexy. that’s how you build your own formula.
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consider everything that can happen during foreplay as a main sex act. once you eliminate the hierarchy of minor and major event, you can mold sex in an authentic way. pleasure is too individual for a template. authenticity is sexy. and PIV isn’t everything.
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colorful adjectives (say, ‘enticing’, ‘lush’) can carry general description. but what smut needs is the quality verb. it’s better to upgrade there. an interesting one (e.g. ‘ripple’) can greatly alter the excitement potential of your phrasing. because: the context becomes figurative. which is your ultimate goal. so, brush up on your verbs, i promise it’s worth it. that being said, you’re good to go.
