Joking aside, ATWB was always meant to be a “much sex” kind of story. I’d always intended to have a bit of set-up in the beginning but it took longer than I expected.
I am not coy or apologetic about writing a smut story. I just happen to think that the particular form of smut I am interested in, the long-form kind, is made better when there is a proper setting/character/plot foundation.