Porn is abundant on the internet. How to actually create eye-catching scenes is not so easy anymore. With fappers having so many options, your potential customers will gravitate towards the better material.
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With so much competition, it’s more important than ever to discuss what makes a good h-scene. A good scene isn’t just about sexy outfits and dirty talk. What matters are the social dynamics and the emotions of the participants.
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Let’s begin. When I was in writing school on university level, we once analyzed a play by the famed Harold Pinter. The play seemed disjointed and basic on surface-level, focusing only on dialogs between three characters spanning several decades. The narrative was actually going chronologically backwards in time until the moment when the characters first fucked. Once we sat down to discuss our observations with the other writers and our lecturer, the class was awestruck by the meticulous nuance woven into not just the dialog, but the pauses.
The Pinter play we analyzed was called The Betrayal. The deep thought process that created context for the interactions only deepened as you learned more about their history. The dynamics between the characters, conveyed in the dialog, were the most riveting part of the play. They had one epic clusterfuck going on. This kind of writing is advanced, it’s demanding to execute, but the result is cerebrally stimulating material that stays with audiences. Shit like this inspires generations of writers to follow in your footsteps, they’ll quote you publicly – that’s your incentive to write good shit!
The Betrayal is amazing, because the unwritten parts, the pauses in the dialog, convey more than anything that’s said.
Aim at depicting interesting inner conflict. The original 4-episode Taimanin Asagi anime OVA series was perfect with this. All the characters showcase a spectrum of complex, conflicted emotions as they are fucked silly by orcs and monsters! The best Japanese pornographers play on a woman’s natural ambivalence. Does she like the cock? Does she not like the cock? Show her innocent side clash with her lewd side. Showcase her shame and her lust, show her journey to accept herself.
She may seem like she’s not having fun, but suddenly, we learn she’s soaking wet. Pain turns to pleasure. She was lying about her reluctance out of shame! This push-and-pull makes for stellar dialog that spices up the visuals.
As every civilized society venerates motherhood, a girl’s virtue is her self-control. High-class girls are aware that sluttiness downgrades their social rank, so by showcasing your waifu’s shame, she proves herself high-status.
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A key element of a good scene is the woman’s resistance. Whether you’re writing non-con porn, or a consensual scene, the mechanics are the same. A woman should almost always show resistance, because it proves her virtue.
If she gives in to a man’s advances too easily, that signals that she’s not very selective. While some truly fantastic hentai games explore slutty scenarios, that does not change the social dynamic. Her resistance signals that she’s a picky girl with standards, a long-term investment you could even start a family with. While other logics can be very hot, and a slutty girl can be interesting, you’re hard-pressed to find good hentai that doesn’t depict some form of female resistance.
Sexuality is ultimately about pair-bonding and family formation. Thus the more build-up a scene has the better.
Male hentai writers often suffer from a blindspot, because our biology works differently than women’s. We skip steps. But the build-up to a relationship is vital. We like to rush to sex, because biologically we are wired to get sexual fast. But there is wisdom to a slow build-up, because you’ll sync with the woman better and you’ll both have much stronger orgasms together. When writing fiction, this logic is absolutely present. Have some ecchi scenes leading up to fucktime. Have suggestive dialog, panty shots, write a date scene with an intense atmosphere. Kiss her before you plug her. Delay gratification.
The best-selling Nekopara games were absolutely fantastic with this. The casual chatty padding scenes contribute greatly to the satisfaction of the eventual sex scenes. Eroge doesn’t need many scenes if they have build-up. The build-up matters.
Hentai is about imaginative sexual scenarios. It’s an exploration of desire. Every scene should have some kind of fun gimmick, or interesting character dynamic. A sexy outfit, a new sextoy, or an exotic location work wonderfully. You can have all three, no problem. Aim at having a sweet mix of ordinary and wild, purity and darkness, innocence and corruption in your scenes. You can even have spiritual and occult themes, making the sex a ritual, a sacrifice, or a reward.
The legendary Bible Black games and the anime adaptation explored unholy sex rituals!
Because of the complex emotional side of sex, the act can be contextualized in a myriad of ways. Each such creative decision creates intrigue and a unique spin on an otherwise monotone rubbing of genitals.
One of the key sexual triggers that make some waifus more popular than others is her social status. A woman shows her status with her clothing, her demeanor, her style of speech, etc. The only variable that muddies the waters is that there are multiple logics. A sophisticated aristocratic woman has a different appeal than a warrior girl. The woman’s social status can be tied to her youth and her fertility, or her advanced years that combine with other desirable traits, such as a confident demeanor and sexual experience. Very different things can elevate a woman’s status depending on the fapper’s preference.
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You’ll want to read a lot of erotica to develop a sense for what the most common tropes are, then you can add an original spin to your erotica. If you don’t read a lot, you’ll just be repeating the same thought patterns as everyone else. You want to take other people’s ideas as your base and add your own personal spin to things. That’s your long-term aim.
Now, before you get discouraged and overwhelmed, remember the most important part of fiction writing; It should be fun. Instead of forcing yourself to neurotically filter your thinking, so you’re only ever writing supremely unique material, rather embrace clichés. Relax and relish the rich history of literature. Reference works of fiction you loved, celebrate the influences you’ve taken. Prioritize fun and you will certainly sometimes accidentally write shit that isn’t even garbage.
