Sex Scenes and Writing Around the Point: Applying William Gass’ Ideas to Eroticism in Literature

Photo adapted from “come on” by Neto Baldo (Flickr, Creative Commons).

As a follow-up to my previous Writing Cooperative post on improving one’s writing, I’d like to share another truly powerful writing tip I’d encountered decades ago. The best tips are timeless, I suppose, and this is something I’ve kept in mind often.