Is PWP inherently bad?

[circeus]

I mean the PWP is literally the characters OOC for the lack of a better description because there is no reason why they are having sex, is just for the heck of it like if the females were sort of sluts just searching a manhood to stick inside them :P

Well, that is what I mean when I say "well-written" PWP: there is a realistic situation, and everybody is kept in-character. My point is that it makes little sense to chastize a story thatis not meant to be adventure- or romance-driven, with sex as an extra, for not having an underlying plot.

[Wisemon]

A story that leads up to the sex scene with characterization and plot is more satisfying than one without, if only because those authors also tend to be better lemon scene writers. Ideally, characterization is maintained through the sex scene. Herr Mullen's multi-titled Jyou and Mimi single is a great example of this. Porn without plot does have its place, but then you'd better be one hell of a sex scene writer. If you want to learn from the best, I suggest going to regular (non-hentai) adult literature websites.

[Nate Hunter]

A story that leads up to the sex scene with characterization and plot is more satisfying than one without, if only because those authors also tend to be better lemon scene writers. Ideally, characterization is maintained through the sex scene. Herr Mullen's multi-titled Jyou and Mimi single is a great example of this. Porn without plot does have its place, but then you'd better be one hell of a sex scene writer. If you want to learn from the best, I suggest going to regular (non-hentai) adult literature websites.

Yes, I have to agree with this. Though my lips are sealed on the contest for now, I will make some general comments for the time being.

PWP has it's place as porn writing. But to me, PWP is just that -- porn. A good lemon is more than just porn. A good lemon is, first and foremost, a story, and that is why I judge my contests as stories, and not as mere lemons. That's why a dull or plotless work will not win the monthly contest as long as I run the AOTM contests.

But, PWP has it's place if you are merely writing a sex scene with no regard for a plot. Perhaps you can later build a plot around it, or perhaps you are writing it for an author who is unskilled at sex scenes. The characters can be in or out of character, but it is much easier to get into the sex if they're in-character to the official material.