Just a quick one.
what are your thoughts about sex scenes in Fantasy novels? I'm currently experimenting with expanding on the cut away scenes when my characters get lucky.
I guess I'm a bit of a prude when I'm writing, but I love reading a good sex scene.
So what do you think? do they add or are they a distraction?
I wrote all my sex scenes and then mostly took them out. If you have them you have the choice as to whether to use them.
I hate graphic sex scenes and wouldn't write one, but then I avoid the F word as well, so maybe I'm just a prude ;)
Actually I don't often see the need. Sex is difficult to write well and can often end up unintentionally funny, completely negating the writer's original objective. You can construct a scene that's just as emotionally intense without going into mechanical detail.
Just my take.
Andrew, Very true, but a lot of it is suggested. He rarely goes into the gory details. :D