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" \n  Cosmo: Sexually provocative fiction like yours has become ultrasuccessful over the past few years (and hallelujah!). Why do you think that is? SD: It&amp;#039;s always been a popular genre, but in the last year, we&amp;#039;ve seen a lot of media attention driven by the remarkable sales figures for my Crossfire series and the Fifty Shades trilogy. These numbers aren&amp;#039;t typical for any genre\u2014it&amp;#039;s rare for a novel to sell tens of millions of copies worldwide\u2014but the numbers do speak to the fact that there is an audience for the kind of fiction that crosses over to the wild side. Cosmo: Okay, give it up: What&amp;#039;s the secret to writing a sex scene? SD: You have to focus on the emotion. In order for anyone to care about the characters having sex, they have to care about them as individuals. The writer&amp;#039;s job is to develop the characters so the reader can sympathize with them and want them to be happy\u2014both in and out of the bedroom. Cosmo: Does writing about sex make you feel sexier? SD: Not necessarily, but I do become aroused, just as I laugh at the humorous parts and cry when the characters are hurting. If I don&amp;#039;t feel the emotional punch of a scene, I can&amp;#039;t expect the readers to. Cosmo: Be honest\u2014do you use any experiences from your own life when you&amp;#039;re writing a sex scene? SD: Absolutely. Every writer draws on personal experiences to lend realism to their stories, and I&amp;#039;m no exception. But you want me to reveal what&amp;#039;s fact and what&amp;#039;s fiction? Those are trade secrets\u2026and I&amp;#039;ll never tell. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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