Writing sex scenes requires sensitivity, clarity, and purpose. Don Bruns, Honora Finkelstein, Kelly Nichols, Kristy Montee, Maggie Toussaint, Rhonda Pollero, and Susan Smily tackle what makes intimate scenes effective and meaningful. They discuss tone, restraint, and how intimacy can support story and character rather than distract from it.
What Really Happens in an Operating Room
Operating rooms are controlled, intense, and nothing like television makes them seem. Practicing orthopedic surgeon Tom Kelso takes writers inside the real OR to explain how procedures actually unfold, what language professionals use, and where fiction most often goes...
