Don’t let characters talk pointlessly—they only talk if there’s something to say. — Diana Gabaldon, "I Give You My Body . . .": How I Write Sex Scenes
Don’t let characters talk pointlessly—they only talk if there’s something to say. — Diana Gabaldon, "I Give You My Body . . .": How I Write Sex Scenes
Don’t let characters talk pointlessly—they only talk if there’s something to say. — Diana Gabaldon, "I Give You My Body . . .": How I Write Sex Scenes
Don’t let characters talk pointlessly—they only talk if there’s something to say. — Diana Gabaldon, "I Give You My Body . . .": How I Write Sex Scenes
Don’t let characters talk pointlessly—they only talk if there’s something to say. — Diana Gabaldon, "I Give You My Body . . .": How I Write Sex Scenes
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Don’t let characters talk pointlessly—they only talk if there’s something to say.

— Diana Gabaldon, "I Give You My Body . . .": How I Write Sex Scenes
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