Writing Love Scenes
January 2, 2013 15 Comments
Over the weekend, Jazz said he knew whenever I was writing something sexy because I nibble and lick my lips a lot. I wasn’t aware I was doing that. He kept catching me looking over at him too. But what’s a boy to do when half his inspiration is sitting over there looking all cuddly and I’m writing about a couple working their way toward making love for the first time? The man’s distracting. He does like it when I take a break for “research” though…
So today, since he’s back at work, I looked to music for some inspiration and I found “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack. She is just marvelous and the song makes me get a little choked up every time I hear it. Since I was trying to write the first time my characters make love, I listened to this on a loop and pretty much free-wrote whatever came to mind. I think I did a beautiful job, actually. I’m a bit proud. Needs a little polishing and not everything applies — even when Jazz isn’t here, he’s still around — but it turned me on and made me emotional. I thought I’d have a more difficult time writing a love scene, but this was a good experience.
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Hi Thorny. Glad to see you got right into the writing groove after the holidays. Roberta Flack is a great one to put you in the mood for writing emotional love scenes. I’m sure your finished product will be spectacular. Looking forward tp reading the entire story!
I love that song by Roberta, it always makes me emotional and I think her timing is great too. I can’t wait to read that scene
No dis to the Roberta Flack but have you heard the Leona Lewis Version or even the Matt Cardle version. I think they are something special. The Cardle version in particular manages to convery the message without being to cliche.
Wow! OK Matt Cardle is just amazing
Congrats on writing the love scene *insert total envy over the research opportunity here* – I can’t wait to read the story. I know how you write, with a spare but vivid use of words that carry the emotions wonderfully. I look forward to seeing a love scene in your evocative style. Are you going to read it to Jazz? (Or you know, make him read it, because if you can read your scenes aloud you’re braver than I am.)
To Jazz, yeah, I can read the scenes out loud. He makes it worth the effort
Don’t you just love it when that happens? And it combines two of my favorite things: songs that make me emotional and writing a scene that just flows from brain to fingers to page. I wish you continued good fortune!
Oh Thorny, your post totally mushed me up! I can say for sure that you never need to question your writing abilities. Also most authors I know say that love scenes are the hardest. I would think it is too with the mechanics of it as well as worrying about whether it advances the plot (who cares? lol). In my beta reading & editing experiences I’ve come acr
Sorry, I’ve come across scenes that I had to act out because I wasn’t sure they were physically possible but I’m sure Jazz can help with verification there too! lol.
I love that song! Have you heard David Cook sing it? It has a different vibe when sung by a man, still sexy and awesome, just a bit different. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKy_7HB1VWc
Thanks for that Cris, I love David Cook! Now I’ll have to go back and watch more of his videos
Thorny, now you’ve got me all hot and bothered thinking about you getting all hot and bothered thinking about your characters getting all hot and bothered.
And a good time was had by all.
Madison you crack me up!
Teehee!
LOL Madison!