Don't leave sex out of your stories because you're uncomfortable writing it. Anyone can learn! Almost everyone is unsure at first, but don't let that stop you from trying. Each time you write a sex scene, you can improve.

Write when you're horny.
Though your writing ability during a lust attack may not be your best, your sex scenes will be more inspired and passionate. Sexual behavior comes from the part of the brain where primitive, instinctive behaviors arise. The knowledge of hot sex is already in your head. All you have to do is let it out. You can rewrite later when you're in a more intellectual frame of mind.

Use the senses.
What is seen, heard, felt, smelled and tasted? You don't have to use all five, but use more than one. We use touch the most, but you can be sexually excited by all of them. Each bit of sensory data pulls the reader into the scene as if they're in the room or, better yet, in the character's skin.

Pay attention to the relationship.
Sex isn't just rubbing body parts. Whatever is going on between our two men is somehow being acted out in the bedroom. Or maybe the opposite is being acted out. Two (or more) human beings are interacting, reacting and having feelings about each other (and themselves). Don't overlook the emotions--they are much of what makes sex hot.

Give emotions breadth.
Lust is a given. Love is common, too. But anger, fear, guilt, defensiveness, sadness and many other emotions motivate sex or come up during sex.

Simple works.
You can do a lot in a bed with one man on his back with his legs spread. This is a lot better than doing a complicated position no one can follow.

Field test.
You can try out your positions at home with a (close) friend. You can do it with your clothes on. Even if you don't have all the male anatomical parts, you can estimate the positions and find out what works. Also just being in the position can help you discover other sexy things to do with free body parts or figure out the next move.

More than fucking.
There's a lot more than the old in-and-out. People touch, taste, kiss, wrestle and do lots of different things while they're fucking. And not everything is hot. Phones ring. Men fall off the bed. Men come too soon. Men get into arguments. Uninvited parties walk in. It's like any other scene--anything can happen.

Don't forget to talk.
Speechless lovers are fine, but talking can be hot, too. One lover (or both) can talk dirty. Keep in mind that words spoken during sex are often incoherent, mixed with animal sounds or do not form complete sentences. Lovers can talk about their feelings during sex, but be careful of overly romantic talk. Many men aren't romantic and those who are probably aren't inclined to recite love poems during sex (except to be funny). Random topics can come up, too: "Oh, I forgot to tell you, your mother called." Ack!

Foreplay.
It's nice to give the men some sort of transition to sex. It could be an elaborate seduction, twelve months of relentless teasing or just an out of the blue, "wanna fuck?" It sets the mood for the encounter.

Don't underestimate the power of teasing.
The seduction, teasing, courtship, flirting, brushing against each other, submissive glances, improbable attraction, accidental body contact, having to share a hotel room, pining for each other, watching each other eat strawberries with whipped cream, slapping each other around, showing off bodies, preening, displaying, surreptitiously observing the other take a shower, biting of lips and gnashing of teeth can be hotter than the sex. You can tease for fifty pages and deliver a two paragraph sex scene and most of your readers will be too turned on to complain.

You don't have to tell everything.
Just like any scene, you decide what details to offer and which to omit. If you're still shy about sex, you can zoom in on the character interactions and sketch out the sex with less detail.

Less can be more.
You don't have to tell everything. Opening the bedside drawer for the lube is okay, but a trip to the bathroom for an enema can be tedious or even gross. If you choose to mention an enema, having the top in the bedroom, imaging his lover getting ready for him is hotter for most of us than being in the bathroom with the tubes and nozzles. Other aspects of grooming or body functions can be assumed and don't have to be spelled out unless they're hot.

Notice Sexy Body Parts.
There's a reason you're inspired to write about these hot guys doing it. From the point of view you've chosen, describe the sexy things seen or felt. And be creative. Plump, round asses are wonderful, but long necks, soft hair, strong hands or raspy voices can be hot, too.

Kink works.
As long as you can explain it realistically, most people love to read about deviant sex--bondage, fisting, spanking, etc. If it's very exotic (such as water sports) or frightening (erotic asphyxiation), you should probably include a warning at the start of your story. Make sure that the kink (especially power play) fits in with the characters and their relationship. And be realistic about physical issues. Some of our favorite sexy men have *gigantic* fists unsuitable for almost anyone's ass--much less a nervous virgin.

Those words.
Most of us are not comfortable with a lot of the sex words until we've used them regularly. Some smut words sound hot, but others sound stupid or repulsive. You can pick the ones you like. Most readers don't like the clinical terms (penis, intercourse, perineum, etc.), but you should use what you feel comfortable with. Be careful in dialogue or first person, since then you have to use what your character would feel comfortable with. Clever descriptive phrases designed to avoid four-letter words usually don't work. Cock is much better than "manly rod," unless you're writing humor.

One thing at a time.
If you're stressed about writing a sex scene, stop and focus on one detail at a time. Don't worry about getting the whole scene out, just write what happens next. You may have to change something later but it won't be a wasted effort. The more you write, the better you get.

Stuck at the beginning?
Have someone else start the sex scene for you. One of the site sluts learned this way.

Learn from others.
Look at sex scenes that turned you on and try to understand how they did it. (Don't worry too much about why. You're entitled to your lusty thoughts no matter how weird.) Have a beta read your sex scene. Ask if it was hot and ask them to mark passages that made it hotter.

Accept imperfection.
Your story isn't perfect. Your sex doesn't have to be either. Slash stories don't have to be perfect to be enjoyed.

Watch Two Men Have Sex.
Well, if you had the nerve to ask and someone said yes, I'm sure it would help!

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