If I had to choose between PWP and plot, plot wins every time. I don't mind sex if it pushes the plot along, or is symptomatic of the character dynamic.
For instance, you did this Snape/Lucius story once, when the two men were in China, and although (my memory is vague on this) there was a hint of sex, it was really the character dynamics that drew me in. Severus may have been in awe of Lucius, but he hated him for how he treated the Chinese (Lucius was being a bit of a racist) and it's strange that of all your stories, that's the one I remember.
I think your strength is in the details, and the fact that you aren't afraid to 'hold' the moment, whereas other writers tend to tip their hands too quickly. On the rare occassion that I read your Snape/Black (I'm reading less slash than I used to) I find myself laughing out loud at your writing, because your Snape is a git and your Sirius Black is a right prat, and that's good. That's how they should be.
Also, from what I've gathered from various writers, the longer one writes, the more wordsmithing you are wont to do. I could never classify what switchknife does as porn, his/her/its work is too too beautiful for that.
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I love plot
Date: 2005-08-17 08:10 am (UTC)I don't mind sex if it pushes the plot along, or is symptomatic of the character dynamic.
For instance, you did this Snape/Lucius story once, when the two men were in China, and although (my memory is vague on this) there was a hint of sex, it was really the character dynamics that drew me in. Severus may have been in awe of Lucius, but he hated him for how he treated the Chinese (Lucius was being a bit of a racist) and it's strange that of all your stories, that's the one I remember.
I think your strength is in the details, and the fact that you aren't afraid to 'hold' the moment, whereas other writers tend to tip their hands too quickly. On the rare occassion that I read your Snape/Black (I'm reading less slash than I used to) I find myself laughing out loud at your writing, because your Snape is a git and your Sirius Black is a right prat, and that's good. That's how they should be.
Also, from what I've gathered from various writers, the longer one writes, the more wordsmithing you are wont to do. I could never classify what