9 Spicy Scene Mistakes that Readers Will Never Forgive
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I'm John Matthew Fox of Bookfox and I help authors write better fiction. Authors who worked with me have been published by Random House, sold more than 100,000 copies, and received Kirkus Starred Reviews. I've also taught writing at Chapman University and the University of Southern California (USC). I'm the author of two books, "I Will Shout Your Name" (Press 53) and my nonfiction book for writers: "The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel's Key Moments" You can take 10 writing courses from me with Bookfox Academy (link below). You can also join my coaching program, Bookfox Lab, which offers weekly feedback on your writing, provides one-on-one mentorship, and guides you through the process of writing your book. (link below)
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My Video on good ways to write steamy scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7OGZsJMZPo And if you're more of a fade-to-black writer, then maybe this video isn't for you. For all other writers, this video helps you write the spicy scenes in your novel. Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: https://thejohnfox.com/writing-courses/ Join my coaching program for writers, BOOKFOX LAB: https://thejohnfox.com/bookfox-lab/ Here is the line in Smilla's Sense of Snow I didn't want to mention in the video: “I induce him to open the little slit in the head of his p**** so I can put my c******* inside and f*** him.” Like I said, impossible biology. Get your book copyedited by Danielle: https://thejohnfox.com/quick-copy-editing/ Lauren loves to help authors with publicity: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Get more writing tips with my newsletter: https://bookfoxwriter.substack.com/ Timeline: 0:00 Intro 0:21 Thesaurus Abuse 1:46 Similes, Attack 3:33 Impossible Biology 4:59 God-Awful Dialogue 6:22 Unsexy Sexy Scenes 7:38 Believing it Has to be Erotic 9:07 Diving into the Less Elegant Realities 10:08 Forgetting About Anticipation 11:21 The Rise of Frankenstein Writing
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