'without being crass.....

it made me hard' was the male response to my sex scene! was well chuffed with that response...

it's hard to write a sex scene, well the first time you do it, it's hard (no pun intended)...and i have put it off for a few days, not knowing where to start, how to write it, how i wanted it to be read etc etc

so last night, i finally had to overcome my procrastination and just write...and i turned to my old friend, vodka for some help! a strong glass of vodka with lemonade and i was able to pen a scene i was happy with, bar one word! yep, you guessed it, how DO you describe 'it' in a word that isn't pornographic or overtly male?

so, today is the test - the best friend, who's been reading each chapter as it's written, has been giving great and very positive feedback, which has been encouraging...although i suspect there are things she wants to point out but feels too bad! frankly, wish she would point them out as i want her opinion on all manner of things chic lit! especially since this is her preferred reading genre, and distinctly, not mine!

ah the irony...

so, she sends this message after reading the scene: absolutely brilliant. very very well done'...so i post on FB my delight at her feedback and a male FB friend (and i call him an FB friend coz he is - we have NEVER met in real life, we connected about a year ago after i'd been to an online/internet thingy and he was friends with a number of people i met, in the last year we've had some great conversations, some very intimate, others inane, but on reading my post he sends me a message saying 'send me your sex scene' and i do)

of course that sent me into something of a spin! a man reading my sex scene - i guess that would be the ultimate test? i was visibly cringing as i knew he was reading the extract i'd sent to him...

don't know why i was worried - this was his response:

'and not to be crass, but it made me hard...it's good, i like the way you've written the speech, you can hear it'

wow! completely blew me away...

so, imagine my surprise at getting 2 glowing reports...chuffed! no other word for it, absolutely chuffed...

sooo with that i will excuse myself, finish my cup of tea, clean my teeth and crawl into bed! i've had a truly lovely weekend, lots of me time, a great therapy session, had a nice chat with the bloke at the bottleo, caught up with the bff, did a walk, went to aldi, spoke to my fam and another of my dear friends...all good!

g'nite ya'll...