On Sunday, July 20, 1997 7:00 PM, MXJK67C@prodigy.com
[SMTP:MXJK67C@prodigy.com] wrote:

You see, I want to make a big splash when
I premiere and to that end, I want to write a TRIO Lemon scene.
Flashman doesn't want me to but the two of us have agreed that we 
should leave it up to the FFML to decide in the end.

Well, here's the question:

*Why* do you want to write a lemon scene?

Is it necessary to the plot?  Do things happen during the lemon scene
that have a direct bearing on the story?

Or are you writing it because you want to see Usagi and Ranma go at it
like bunnies?

When it comes to describing sex, most often less is more.  Heavy
emotion, feelings of intimacy, an impassioned kiss as the scene fades
out... these can be much more erotic than "Oh Ranma!  It's so *big*...
will it fit?"

I'm not a big fan of lemons.  Most often they are crude, focusing on
being explicit rather than emphasizing emotion.  And, for the most part,
they are just plain *non*-erotic.

If you were to create a lemon, you'd be treading on dangerous ground,
threatening to drag down a good story into smuttiness for no purpose.

Again, I'm not saying you shouldn't; I'm saying be very, very careful if
you do decide to do a lemon.  Be certain that it serves a purpose, that
it's necessary to the plot, and that it's erotic rather than
pornographic.  Be certain that you couldn't accomplish the same thing in
a different, less explicit yet more emotionally satisfying way.

My two cents.  :)

-Richard Lawson
sterman@sprynet.com