UGH! - need a redirect...

So here I am plugging along, writing my mainstream story, when two of my characters fall into bed together. Now I have about three thousand words of hanky-panky going on and I wasn't even sure I wanted to include a romantic element in this story.

My inner editor is having a fit because this doesn't fit the story I set out to write. My inner pantster is having a field day and is saying ditch the plot this is funner.

I need a quick re-direct before I get drastic and delete all those words and restart from the scene before the woo-ing commenced.

Ideas? Tips? Virtual smack to the back of the head?

Delete the words on December 1st. For now, just let their bodies shudder in wracking, orgasmic unision, then let them get back on with the plot. But hey, if you have 3k words of fun hanky-panky going on, keep them for now!

Last year, I wrote about a 1500 word sex scene in the middle of my story just because I didn't have any energy that day, and couldn't face the actual thinking that would be involved in moving my plot forward. I knew I'd delete it after November, and I did (which is kind of too bad, because it was HOT), but hey. It kept my wordcount on pace.

KEEP IT IN!

agree with cloister!

I'd keep it in anyway and see if you can incorporate the romance aspectinto your pre-planned plot. You never know. It could greatly enhance your story.