http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2008/11/lit-reviews-worst-sex-writing-noms.html Journalist and author Violet Blue's site for sex and tech culture, accurate sex information, erotica and more. Tue, 26 May 2015 17:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2008/11/lit-reviews-worst-sex-writing-noms.html/comment-page-1#comment-3709 Lorelle Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:34:44 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=2275#comment-3709 It is refreshing to see that even professionals are able to get it horribly wrong when it comes to bad sex scenes in literature. I think the lesson that needs to be learned here is that no, just because it is a novel, does not mean it has to have sex in it and also, in a novel where sex is not the focus: less is more when it comes to love scenes. Personally I feel that Gabriel Garcia Marquez does it perfectly, and when I feel that sex just must "happen" in my writing, I always follow his influence to simplify. It is refreshing to see that even professionals are able to get it horribly wrong when it comes to bad sex scenes in literature. I think the lesson that needs to be learned here is that no, just because it is a novel, does not mean it has to have sex in it and also, in a novel where sex is not the focus: less is more when it comes to love scenes. Personally I feel that Gabriel Garcia Marquez does it perfectly, and when I feel that sex just must “happen” in my writing, I always follow his influence to simplify.

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