Lin: It’s about flow of information feeling natural. Not a sudden “word from our sponsors” ad break in the story. Or an exposition dump of what a character already knows to cover the writer’s ass from feeling embarrassed.

It’s about flow of information feeling natural. Not a sudden “word from our sponsors” ad break in the story. Or an exposition dump of what a character already knows to cover the writer’s ass from feeling embarrassed.

my really long answer to a question about eroticism in writing, and how it can fail when character and context aren't taken into consideration

I personally jump ship when an object is going to be shoved somewhere that was never negotiated and the story is presented as cutesy.

I will always stand by clear verbal consent is sexy. It can be as subtle as an eyebrow waggle to spelling out what they want where. There needs to be full spectrum of representation. Just let people know beforehand on the cover if you’re walking into dark territory

My go-to for keeping a flow going with characters who care about consent, but don't know each-other's limits yet, is usually just to have the dominant partner pause just before doing an action, deliberately giving the sub time to protest. That way you can still preserve the spontaneous nature of it

it's very "please don't smear me for being insufficiently didactic" and as irritating as it is to see, I totally understand why people do it

It’s like the character’s voice changes into the writer’s for a moment.

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