Recommended Reading #28: Writing
"No sex, please, we're literary!" by Laura Miller (Sex and Culture, Erotic writing) 11/30/10
I had a feeling when I saw its title that I would appreciate this article, and I indeed fell in love with it immediately. To me this piece seemed to point out yet again the tendency of collective society to separate, perspective-wise, sex from the rest of life, as well as identify potential underlying motivations for this in a literary context.
***
"Get Your Sexy On" by Kathleen Bradean (Erotic Writing) 11/29/10
I just love this piece about paying attention to the experience of one's senses and sensuality to focus and reconnect with inspiration in writing erotica. I found especially intriguing the suggestion to not watch any actual sex scenes (when seeking inspiration) but rather watch only the seduction and then focus on the breathless or even frustrated feeling experienced as a result. It struck me as a precise, astute recommendation.
***
"Talkin' About an E-Revolution: The Death of Publishing, Great American Novelists, and 'My Way' Fresh Salsa" by Donna George Storey (Writing, Self-Awareness, Sex and Culture, Literary Culture) 9/2010
I find this article gorgeous, perceptive, and insightful. Of course, I have virtually invariably enjoyed Donna George Storey's monthly column at the Erotica Readers and Writers Association, but this one resonated with me particularly in what I found to be its astuteness, consciousness, and eloquence on the subject of collective literary perception and artistic endeavor. (A trademark of Donna's column is a recipe at the end, and this one, published last September, offers a fresh early-fall-produce-laden salsa!)
***
