Quote Originally Posted by PE
Most of the best graphic sex I have read is happening in the minds of the characters.
You're going to have to give me an example here, or clarify this, because this seems odd to me.

There are, basically, two kinds of stories on this site. Stories that contain sex, and stories that are totally sex. Both are popular. So long as they're well written, I don't have problem with either.

I think too, there's a subtle difference between 'sexual' and 'sex'. It's easier to give examples. The way I see it, this is 'sexual', from Dr Mabeuse's Callista's Ordeal 1 , "I knew that blouse. I'd seen her in it before, on our one date. It was tight, too tight around her luscious breasts,.." And later in the same story, this is 'sex', "Her ass came off the mattress and she shoved her pussy up where I hit her hard now, spanking that hot pussy, and her hips started to quiver, all her muscles going tight. .." Stories that 'contain sex' are, to me, generally much like the act of sex itself-- nice slow teasy build ups with good heated climaxes. (Lip smackingly good, Doc)

That, however, I believe isn't the only style that consitutes a good and well written piece of erotica. Susan, this recent offering by Ededas, I tell you, it's sex, sex, and more sex! All in fullblown erotic detail. Nothing, and I mean nothing, is left to the reader's imagination. I enjoyed this one, and with a perfect score of tens and almost 10,000 readers in a week, I guess I'm not the only one.

I think the only rule about writing erotic is that it needs to be
easy to read and erotic.

Now, take a look at this piece, Making Peace It's has no plot/story as such. The perspective is totally his(the author's). There's not a single word of dialog. There's not a single 'I thought,...' yet you know exactly what 'he' is feeling. And the sex is very graphic. Yet, it's a beautifully sensual piece of writing.

The bottom line is, if there's one rule about fictional writing, it's that there is no rules. There are guidelines and aims, various opinions and tastes, but no rules.

I believe good writing depends mainly on the author's skill to suspend the reader's sense of reality. I really don't believe there's any measure of what's too much, or not enough, graphic sex in an erotic story.

Quote Originally Posted by PE
My answer is, it depends on the quality of the writing.
Yes, I agree completely, 100%, ditto...

Alex has spoken...