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At what point has a kiss gone on for too long?

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If you're just pressing your lips against someone else's (rather than moving them/making out), then a few seconds is best. If you're making out, then you can kiss as long as you want to.

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Is the first chapter too early for a kiss scene?

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Not as long as you do something to keep your readers interested. If the couple is sharing their first kiss, you may want to make sure it will affect the reader's emotions and reactions. What you don't want is a meaningless kiss. If the couple has been together for a while, then you should create some sexual tension later in the story or conflict that complicates the kiss.

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Can the two people do something else after?

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Yes. They can embrace or cuddle and talk. If the kiss is a segue into intercourse, some writers might prolong the scene with a bit of descriptive foreplay. Not if the kiss was unexpected, though. After describing the sensation, I find it best to separate the two and end the scene with them gazing affectionately at each other in confusion. Again, it would depend on the situation.

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How do I avoid making the kiss seem like it came from out of nowhere?

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Add events leading up to the kiss, subtle things like eye contact, hand-holding, noticing details about the person, etc.

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How do I lock lips when kissing?

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You put your lips around either their top or bottom lip, and as a result they put their lips around one of yours, which effectively "locks" the kiss.

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Do a lot of readers like when the main character kisses more then one other character?

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Potentially people could like this. Love triangles can be very popular, readers like to choose who they think the main character should end up with, but if you just have your character kissing all kinds of random people, that kind of makes it less meaningful.

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