Questions 3: Kissing Scenes

Posted on June 22, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

I was thinking of making a long post about this topic, but I realized that I don’t dwell on kissing scenes.  Since I don’t write romance, I just have the characters kiss and move on.  I don’t describe it much.  Hand position and feelings are there, but that might be it.  So, I’m going to ask questions of the audience.  Maybe I’ll learn something:

  1. What do you think is important for a kissing scene?
  2. What is a mistake authors tend to make about kissing scenes?
  3. What would you consider the best kissing scene that one should take notes from?
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About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.
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7 Responses to Questions 3: Kissing Scenes

  1. L. Marie's avatar L. Marie says:
    June 22, 2026 at 10:27 am
    1. Characters need chemistry and good dialogue to build up the emotion.
    2. Well, this is just my opinion of course, but some authors think putting two attractive characters together will make a great scene. But we’ve seen movies starring attractive actors who have zero chemistry together.  
    3. I can’t speak toward what is the best. These are just suggestions: Return to Me with David Duchovny and Minnie Driver (great emotion); The Princess Bride (comedy and great dialogue); The Fellowship of the Ring (Aragorn and Arwen; high fantasy romance)

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    • Charles Yallowitz's avatar Charles Yallowitz says:
      June 22, 2026 at 11:20 am

      It’s funny when they put attractive actors together in a kissing scene and they look awkward. In general, the act looks weird at times.

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      • L. Marie's avatar L. Marie says:
        June 22, 2026 at 12:32 pm

        Yeah. Some actors have great chemistry and are believable in these scenes. One thing I have noticed: if the actors think the scene is dumb, it will look dumb, especially if they bad mouth it afterward, as I have seen some actors do with rom-coms.

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  2. coldhandboyack's avatar coldhandboyack says:
    June 23, 2026 at 11:04 am

    I am not the guy to ask this one. There should be some smoldering chemistry, but even that is guesswork to me.

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  3. DebyFredericks's avatar DebyFredericks says:
    June 23, 2026 at 11:36 am

    I focus more on the emotions than the physical acts.

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