Poll: What Makes For "Good" Smut?

[snogged]

I'm quite certain this is an question that's been asked in various forms from various people, but I figure it can't hurt to take a stab at it within my own corner of the Livejournal universe.

Please keep in mind that my goal is not to limit this question to a certain fandom. All fandoms are welcome. This includes those folks who just love a good old-fashioned work of fiction or non-fiction that has nothing to do with a television show, a movie, a role-playing game book, etc.

Also, please feel free to be as objective or as subjective as you desire and most importantly, have fun with it.

[Poll #1572864]

Comments

[idioticonion.livejournal.com]

If it's fanfiction - I think it's absolutely got to be in-character. You shouldn't be able to substitute any character from any show and still have the fic work, no matter how well it's written.

So that means - emotioinal truth, references to canon/character, and the dialogue should sound in character.

Once you've done that, then so long as it's well written (and I think the sensory stuff like smell, touch, taste helps a lot there) I'll read anything. Don't care about the author so much. I've read first-time authors in a fandom that have done amazingly awesome smut.

But that's just me. :-)

[witchway.livejournal.com]

YES -- if i'm trying to reconcile YOUR CHARACTER with the actual character, well, that's just distracting.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I've read some great first-time author smut too. :)