The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers
by Elizabeth Benedict
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If you're looking for a guide on how to write really hot erotica, this is not it.
However, if you're looking for things to keep in mind while writing sex scenes that actually accomplish character development or plot progression, then this is perfect. This was exactly what I was looking for, since I don't think sex scenes removed from characterization or plot can even be that hot. Furthermore, the sex in books is often *not* hot and shouldn't be; it's certainly important to be able to write bad ...more
However, if you're looking for things to keep in mind while writing sex scenes that actually accomplish character development or plot progression, then this is perfect. This was exactly what I was looking for, since I don't think sex scenes removed from characterization or plot can even be that hot. Furthermore, the sex in books is often *not* hot and shouldn't be; it's certainly important to be able to write bad ...more
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Read in September, 2008
This is not a book for a casual reader who simply wants to skip to the "good parts" of some books. Instead, this is a well-researched guide for writers who want to write convincing, realistic sex scenes that will be included in stories that involve a much larger context.
This is written in a how-to fashion, by setting up the overall premise of the book, talking about different scenarios that logically would include sex, and offering examples (from novels and short stories) of succes...more
This is written in a how-to fashion, by setting up the overall premise of the book, talking about different scenarios that logically would include sex, and offering examples (from novels and short stories) of succes...more
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Read in January, 2002
recommends it for:
every writer
Good book.
But!
As with the handful of Teach Yourself To Write Erotic/Romantic/Fantasy/Fiction, it seems the only guides I ever read only tell me what I already know. Having the results of years of pondering agreed upon by "experts" might sound nice, but it is rather frustrating and makes me wonder if we are ever able to learn from others at all, or only take in that what we already know anyway?
I'll try to read it from cover to cover now, littering it with my post-its as I've bee...more
But!
As with the handful of Teach Yourself To Write Erotic/Romantic/Fantasy/Fiction, it seems the only guides I ever read only tell me what I already know. Having the results of years of pondering agreed upon by "experts" might sound nice, but it is rather frustrating and makes me wonder if we are ever able to learn from others at all, or only take in that what we already know anyway?
I'll try to read it from cover to cover now, littering it with my post-its as I've bee...more
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Read in January, 2005
recommends it for:
For writers
My dad bought me this book. Yup. For my slash fanfiction. Yup.
But anyways...this is a very, very VERY helpful book, covering almost every sexual situation possible in fiction with great examples, a flowing style and wonderfully useful tips which are easy to do even for a fourteen year old fangirl who wants to amuse her class with a smutty story about two of their favorite anime characters (BTW, not the kind of slash I wrote...well...I wasn't fourteen whe I read this book...)
This is a v...more
But anyways...this is a very, very VERY helpful book, covering almost every sexual situation possible in fiction with great examples, a flowing style and wonderfully useful tips which are easy to do even for a fourteen year old fangirl who wants to amuse her class with a smutty story about two of their favorite anime characters (BTW, not the kind of slash I wrote...well...I wasn't fourteen whe I read this book...)
This is a v...more
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Informative, but not really enlightening in any way
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