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rosecavan t1_iy2r3cz wrote

I haven’t read many published books with smut but so far, I agree. I think lots of authors just don’t have practice with it and yeah, focus on the wrong aspects of the scene or try to force some flower-y prose that just kills it.

Will say though, if you have some fictional couples you already love a lot then try reading fan fiction of them! Again this is hit and miss but there are so many amazing fics out there and fic authors who’ve mastered fitting character development into smut scenes. + since there’s so many one-shots/short fics out there, you could easily read a bunch and figure out if it’s all smut or just some that turns you off.

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MarzannaMorena t1_iy2v92u wrote

For me, flowery language isn't a problem. I'm more turned off by graphic, clinical sounding descriptions.

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rosecavan t1_iy2ygks wrote

100%, that’s what I consider the “wrong aspects” to focus on. It’s way hotter (and less cringe) to read about how a character is reacting to an act, where their gazes linger and things like that, than descriptions of how things look.

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scarletseasmoke t1_iy2y6tz wrote

I'd like to dispute fanfic authors mastering character development in smut scenes. But the thing is, the tags and comments and notes make it possible to quickly figure out what to expect, and loads of sex educators and intimacy coaches and professionals of various attached fields write fanfic.

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rosecavan t1_iy2yt2l wrote

XD yeah I definitely don’t mean all fic authors have mastered it, just that lots have. Fanfic still gets a bad rep sometimes and its just not accurate

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scarletseasmoke t1_iy2z76l wrote

Yeah it's just unlicensed self published books / short stories with all the pros and cons of self published material. And often it's only unlicensed because the original franchise wouldn't accept some part of the content even if they have a history of publishing fanfic of cast members as extended universe books.

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