How to Write Erotic Fiction and Sex Scenes
By Ashley Lister
Writing a convincing sex scene can be one of the most difficult
challenges for any fiction writer. For every capable storyteller, able to
produce a scene that’s sexually exciting, there are a dozen or more writers
crafting material worthy of the Bad Sex
in Fiction Awards.
New writers and seasoned professionals alike can falter when faced with
the challenge of writing about sexual intimacy. How to Write Erotic Fiction and Sex Scenes is a practical guide to help every writer rise
to this challenge.
Using a sensible approach, showing how contemporary masters of the craft
are currently producing successful, effective and award-winning erotica, this
book considers every aspect of the genre. With information on preferred
vocabulary, the limitations of the genre, erotic characters, sex-positive
writing and literary erotica, How to
Write Erotic Fiction and Sex Scenes demonstrates some of the most effective ways that convincing
sex scenes can be portrayed on the page.
With examples from a broad range of writers, and using exercises that
have been tested successfully in workshops and classrooms throughout the
country, How to Write Erotic Fiction and Sex Scenes is the
indispensable guide for anyone wanting to include compelling, well-crafted and
saleable sex scenes within their fiction.
