Dora took off her clothes ( I ' ll go back and fill that in later ) Zach took off his clothes ( idem - depending on what mood I want - did he tear them off ? Slowly push his jeans off his hips ? etc .) And then the physical act - Who ' s on top ... etc . Dora stretched out on her back ( alright , she ' s being a passive lover this time - Zach - get to work ...) Zach looked at her ( time for some visuals here – description , and some dialogue ) and then knelt on the bed . Try to imagine this as a movie scene and picture it as you go - don ' t have her lying down , him kneeling over her , and then suddenly have her sitting up and running her hands over his chest . For one thing , she ' d whack him in the chin with her head ! Remember who is where , and where arms and legs , and especially hands are – it ' s not that important until Dora is running her fingers through his hair and at the same time , running her hands over his muscular thighs !
Once the characters have pretty much finished what they are doing , I move on to the next scene to keep the story moving forward . Let ' s imagine they need to see a Zach ' s mother about organizing their wedding , and suddenly they realize they are late :
Zach looked at his watch and swore ( A cliché , sorry , lol ) Dora sat up and pulled her blouse back on , buttoning it up as quickly as she could . She didn ' t notice she ' d buttoned it wrong ... Then , maybe a day or two later , I ' ll go back and polish the scene . I ' ll add the details that make the mood . You have to use the five senses , so there ' s touch , sight , smell , hearing , and taste . Don ' t forget any of them . The lighting , the feel of the sheets , the scent of Dora ' s perfume , the taste of Zach ' s lips ... And then I ' ll go back a third time and see what I can add to make it even more sensual or romantic .
That is one way to make a love scene less intimidating and more technical . If you can look at it as a director looks at a scene through a camera , and then come back to it like an artist touching up a painting , then I think it will be easier to write the scenes that give you trouble .
At any rate , I hope this helps !