Please write. IMO there is no way how one should write, aside from using correct grammar and such. Writing is a personal way to express yourself, YOURSELF, not someone you think you should be. If you are a shy country boy so what? If you don't like to write explicit sex scenes, then don't do it, it will make your story awkward. Write what is genuinely you, and readers will notice and appreciate it.

The answer to the question your post poses is a straightforward 'WRITE'.

You say it yourself - 'I love to write, I love to express my feelings'.

That's all the reason you need.

You think your prose is a bit odd? What does that matter? Be proud of that. Difference is what provides interest, not sameness.

Sex fiction is a hurdle for you?

Then leave it out.

Or - write it in your own terms.

Or - make it less explicit. Set up the situations and let the readers imaginations fill in the details.

Or - just make allusions.

If you don't write then the still small voice from the wilderness won't be heard.

Thanks guys.   I've had some very nice comments from the GA community, but only one or two people review my stuff--I was just wondering if anyone liked it--particularly my Jay & Miles pieces. All my prompts so far contain bits of my life, some more than others, but Miles is a lot like I was then, and I hope he will meet with a nice reception as he grows into himself.

I must chime in with Cia. Gay romance has gathered a following mostly due to Kindle and eBook availability - essentially the ability of a reader to read whatever they want and not have anybody else *know* what they're reading. There's a definite illicit thrill in sitting on the subway train and reading what half the people in the car with you would consider to be a "naughty book." It's a vicarious thrill and a great number of people enjoy it and pursue it.

That said, the trend toward amazing LGBT literature started long before Kindle became a buzz word. The best LGBT titles I have aren't on my Kindle app - they're on my bookshelf and most of them are so old they're dog-eared.Your blog entry made me think specifically of Like People In History by Felice Picano, which is one of my stand-out faves of all time.

Now, if you want to write sex and you just feel uncomfortable doing it... then I highly suggest Elizabeth Benedict's The Joy of Writing Sex: A Fiction Writer's Guide. It's by far the best of all the texts I've read, reviewed, and used over the years. Benedict was the first to draw the line between writing sex and writing pornography - two different things - and that's usually the most important lesson we learn as fiction/romance/erotica writers. 

Best of luck to you, CG. I hope you do continue to write. Anybody who loves it should do it.

Cheers -

Tux

...what Addy said.

Wow, Tux...there are books on writing sexy fiction?  I'll be checking to locate a copy...and I've seen references to Like People in another person's work here...that goes on the list too.  My only experience with gay fiction before GA were things in old mags like Stars, Blueboy and Torso...and a few novels by Gordon Merrick.  I did get a couple of the Men on Men anthologies, and the latter two opened my eyes a bit wider--but it took finding GA's friendly environment to think I might try writing something a bit more genteel than simple j-o stories.

You guys are all so great to take an interest in a newcomer!