Re: Re: Something I've noticed.

[jeepy91@xxxxxxx]

It's interesting. For months now I've been hesitating back and forth on the 
idea of writing a NC-17 followup to one of my earlier fics. I'm much more 
into the love aspect instead of the physical, and yes, one of the reasons I've 
hemmed and hawed about it was that I wasn't sure I was comfortable enough to 
write a decent love scene.

I'm recently 'gay', as Willow might say, so I have some experience with the 
actual mechanics of writing something along the required lines. But that 
didn't make me any more comfortable when I finally decided to write it. That might 
be another pre-requisite when deciding who and how that type of fic should be 
written. Are you calm and sure enough of yourself to write something like 
that, or are you only doing it because you feel your story needs something to 
spice it up? 

I mean if you don't like writing certain things, chances are it won't come 
out as well as things you do enjoy writing. Seems that's what happened to me. 
I got talked into writing the love scene even when I wasn't really comfortable 
doing it. And I got little to no feedback on it. Whereas the fic that it 
was a sort of sequel to seemed to be very popular.

I don't think gender has anything to do with it. Some men can be the most 
sensual and creative author's there are. And not to mention that lesbian sex is 
pretty much just like oral sex. So even if a man writes it, they might just 
have performed much of the same thing on a woman. 

I agree with whoever said that if you want to write it, write it. And if you 
want to read it, read it. I applaud anyone who gathers up the courage to try 
their hand at fic writing and posts it. For anyone and everyone to see. 
It's not always easy, especially if you're worried about critiques

Anyway, just my two cents, not worth much I know.

Casandra
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