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Hi i am new and an aspiring author

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jeno:
If it's like that, then just handwave the sex scene or fade to black. Use one line to say it happened, then another line highlighting whether it worked or not. You don't need to detail it out. "They walked into the room" and "When they were done, X stared at the ceiling, blah blah blah." If the point of the scene is to show a lack of intimacy, then don't show the intimate parts. Focus on the numb feeling at the end, or the isolation, or what have you.

JassTheGhost:
Thanks i'll give that a try.

LDWriter2:

--- Quote from: jeno on July 03, 2012, 10:24:13 AM ---If it's like that, then just handwave the sex scene or fade to black. Use one line to say it happened, then another line highlighting whether it worked or not. You don't need to detail it out. "They walked into the room" and "When they were done, X stared at the ceiling, blah blah blah." If the point of the scene is to show a lack of intimacy, then don't show the intimate parts. Focus on the numb feeling at the end, or the isolation, or what have you.

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There is that too. As I said it depends on how much you want to show. That includes not showing anything of the sex itself. But sounds like you may have figured it out...good.

JassTheGhost:
Yeah i have the main character talk about it really quick and then he just disassociates from it completely.

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