Ah, I’ve given this question a lot of consideration (mostly as someone who also seeks to write better smut). So here's a bunch of stuff on writing smut, rather than specific recs. I hope this vaguely conincides with what you're after.
For me personally, I have this kind of weird meta-kink, where I don’t care what the characters are doing so long as they are really, really into it. It’s hot when characters are strongly affected by the sex, regardless of how it plays out.
Also having an idea of what a character is getting out of a kink (or even plain sex) is useful. Is it about control? Is it about trust and/or vulnerability? Is anyone kinking on the danger? Is it a straightforward sensual pleasure thing? It's easier to set up a goal/achievement arc using these questions and that can be quite cathartic, narratively.
Similarly, to me the anatomy and logistics are less important than the minor details used to convey arousal. What characters are doing with their junk is less interesting to me than character A’s stuttering breath, or involuntary noise or racing pulse. Or the way those things hit character B such that they shiver or need to wet their suddenly dry lips. I mean, these are trite examples, but hopefully they get my point across.
Finally, the tone of the sex matters too, I think. Is it sweet and happy such that the characters are tripping each other into bed and laughing? Is it rough and adversarial with more teeth and snarling and smirking? Somewhere in between? Are the characters nervous or confident?
Anyway, this is the most I've ever written on the topic of smut (and I'm very glad to be doing so anon). I don't know if this helps at all, and I'm really curious about others' opinions on this matter.
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For me personally, I have this kind of weird meta-kink, where I don’t care what the characters are doing so long as they are really, really into it. It’s hot when characters are strongly affected by the sex, regardless of how it plays out.
Also having an idea of what a character is getting out of a kink (or even plain sex) is useful. Is it about control? Is it about trust and/or vulnerability? Is anyone kinking on the danger? Is it a straightforward sensual pleasure thing? It's easier to set up a goal/achievement arc using these questions and that can be quite cathartic, narratively.
Similarly, to me the anatomy and logistics are less important than the minor details used to convey arousal. What characters are doing with their junk is less interesting to me than character A’s stuttering breath, or involuntary noise or racing pulse. Or the way those things hit character B such that they shiver or need to wet their suddenly dry lips. I mean, these are trite examples, but hopefully they get my point across.
Finally, the tone of the sex matters too, I think. Is it sweet and happy such that the characters are tripping each other into bed and laughing? Is it rough and adversarial with more teeth and snarling and smirking? Somewhere in between? Are the characters nervous or confident?
Anyway, this is the most I've ever written on the topic of smut (and I'm very glad to be doing so anon). I don't know if this helps at all, and I'm really curious about others' opinions on this matter.