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How to write sex scenes – without making people cringe (plus nine books that get it right)

By Kate Weinberg
The Times·
18 mins to read
How to write sex scenes – without making people cringe (plus nine books that get it right)
"The more you get close to the stuff that people want but haven’t given themselves permission for, the more they start thinking, is this the author?” Photo / 123RF

Kate Weinberg is a successful novelist but the one thing she struggles with is writing graphic scenes. Could she discover the secret of really good sex — on the page? Plus, the Times literary team reveal their favourite filthy passages!

CONTENT WARNING: The article contains explicit sexual references

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