Something odd happened. A review came out for The Midnight Man which complained about the graphic sexual content. I was confused as the opening chapter has the only sex scene. It's not a scene which titillates because its purpose is to show the reader how unhappy the main character is in his relationship. There are …
I’m about to read gay sex scenes to straight older men
I'm part of a cool writers' group. Each week we read and review the next scene of each other's projects. Some feedback is relevant. Some is not. And we all have our quirks when we receive critique. Although I'm not exactly young, three of this group of five men are older than me. And unlike …
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I wrote a sex scene without realising it.
The Midnight Man started with a nightclub scene. At least it did in earlier drafts. In the scene we meet middle aged gay couple, Stanley and Francesco, as they pick up a guy to share their bed for the night. After that opener was an erotic sex scene in which we discover Stanley isn't happy …
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