How Do I Follow All That Up?
After yesterday’s post about Viagra, last week’s post about hoochie coochie waxing, I just don’t know. My poor feeble brain draws a complete blank.
Which has been a problem of late.
As my fellow writers can attest, sometimes we have a hard time coming up with new and exciting ways to describe things. I’m specifically talking about the sex act and to narrow it down even further - the big finish. 
Yep, the big O, the climax, whatever you wanna call it. I have a sex scene I need to write and I’m at a pause. I’d love for it to be different, a whole new way to describe something we’ve all read, done, whatev, more than a few times.
There are only so many waves crashing, fireworks exploding, limbs trembling, toes curling, etc until the reader (including myself as both reader and writer) thinks, “Yawn, yeah yeah, NEXT!”
So any suggestions? Any new and innovative ways to describe the final big moment? I’d love to hear them. Come on gimme your best shot! 
September 5th, 2007 at 11:06 am
I hate writing orgasms!
September 5th, 2007 at 11:49 am
Mindless - apropos, in my experience.
Boneless (that one makes me chuckle)
Sizzling - I always like that for an orgasm.
“Like a bungi jump off a cliff” heh heh - I won’t tell you where I read that.
Shriek-inducing
Primitive
Animalistic
Sweaty, bone-grinding, muscle-popping explosion - I think I read that one in a Penthouse forum once upon a time. Stuck with me.
This is fun. I’ll have to think of a few more.
September 5th, 2007 at 1:10 pm
I’m fond of just writing…
“Oh… Oh…. Oh God…” Eyes slam shut. “Oh fuckshitdamnwhoregrahamcrackers!” Gasp and then go limp. “Fuck me that was amazing.”
September 5th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
Yeah I hate writing orgasms too, Amie. Only so many words I can think of to describe ‘em.
Graham crackers Shell? That’s a new one!
Gwen I love them. Keep ‘em coming.
September 5th, 2007 at 5:02 pm
Sweaty, bone-grinding, muscle-popping explosion…
LOL, Gwen! Sounds to me like somebody’d be in the hospital after sex like that.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
I usually just say, “she came.” I hate long, drawn-out descriptions.
She came!!! She came hard! That’s what I like. To read.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:55 pm
I kind of like Crusie’s style of sex scene. They usually read as the heroine’s stream-of-consciousness inner monologue. Entertaining. Interesting. Integral to plot/character development.
And usually ending with something short, sweet, and to-the-point (ala Feisty’s preference).
September 6th, 2007 at 3:40 am
I got curious, so I just went back and checked the final orgasm in my most recently written (written, not released. This was actually released prior to my last.) solo work… I never actually say it. I just described the reactions, the physical signs. I never say “he came” or “she came”.
September 6th, 2007 at 3:41 am
excerpt… male POV, BTW.
As the first shudder ran through me, I felt it answered in her and knew that it had been a close race. Our bodies shook in each others arms and then she collapsed against me and we said nothing for a while, just kissing and being there. Finally, her eyes flickered and she opened them to stare into mine.