Two things...

[frame_jock]

First, I'm obscenely late saying Happy Birthday to Cam. I'm contemplating adding some additional stereotypical Aussie things to that message, but for now it's best just to go with Happy Birthday. (Especially since he, much like me, doesn't visit here on a daily basis, and if his friends page is busy at all, it's likely this little bit will drop

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[glimfeather]

I hope this works, my connection is that slow of late. It may just decide to not post my comment all together.

Okay, I wanted to reply first of all by saying, Thank you Mara and DJ. ^_^ It was a fairly uneventful birthday. I did grocery shopping with my mother. Yeah, exiting stuff. Although food was good that day. Fried chicken with sides and chips for lunch, Ravioli bolognese for dinner. Mmmm.

As for writing sex scenes,

It's true they can be tricky things to write. Though I've yet to write one, I have at least one that's very important in mind, and will feature in the book I'm still working on. What I think is, not to approach it in a 'too less, too much detail?' way. That shouldn't be relevant, unless risking offending your readers is something you are hugely concerned about.

If it were me, I'd be thinking what is it exactly I'm trying to convey in this scene, (mood, emotion, relevance to the characters or what's going on around them, the point of it basically) and using the sex as the means to demonstrate it.

For example, the characters in my book, are both in different, difficult, places, struggling within themselves. While both seek each other for comfort, (and end up locking limbs,) neither are quite in sync with each other, leading to some awkwardness.

There is this wonderful scene in a Jennifer Fallon book where two characters have been dancing around each other for most of the novel. Both are matched perfectly because they come from similar backgrounds and know all the others tricks. Both initially try to appear disdainful towards the other, and their pride/ ego are so big, neither is willing to give a little. This makes for some incredible chemistry, and all it takes is some alcohol at a late night feast to finally tip them over the edge.

Fallon often claims romance or love scenes are not her forte, but I absolutely disagree. That scene was rough, messy, rushed, and completely believable. Both man and woman still refuse to let the other think they have the upper hand and it was just so satisfying to read.

Hope that helped! Good luck with it.