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

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.

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.

This is still my favorite book but man do i agree 100%