I'm really quite fond of Bishop, but she is one of the many authors who have made a statement about being too shy to write explicit sex scenes

LOL! Well, with what I've read so far of the trilogy I don't feel it needs that level of explicitness. The relationships are so very sensual anyway.

I'm certainly not "too shy" to write sex but boy, is it hard for me. I just find it boring as hell after a while. Sex is great to read, but terribly difficult to write well because real sex is not sexy.

LKH - perfect example. Yes, she writes explicit sex. But it's terrible. I have difficulty believing anyone could be turned on by the crap she churns out as porn. And, yeah, she's homophobic in the extreme.