I heartily concur. This is a great place for experimentation and reader feedback. And I too write to keep the reader's interest; one -hand stimuli are readily available elsewhere.
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"The main point of my posts here is to get some feedback from other writers and readers and learn from their experiences. Even when I take a contrary postion, I value your opinion.
While I'm on the subject, however, I would like to mention that for me the sex is secondary in that the sex is subordinate to the plot, not the reverse. My goal is to write a story which will be read to find out what happens next, rather than be skimmed for the "good" parts. I may not always be successful, but that's the goal. Each story is an experiment."