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Title: The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers by Elizabeth Benedict ISBN: 0-8050-6993-3 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.64 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Definitely a book to get.
Comment: I'm a freelance writer, looking to expand and improve my writing, and The Joy of Writing Sex is one of the best resources I've found. It's not just about writing erotica. It gives the reader tips and guidelines for introducing love scenes into any genre, and how to make it believable, and provides examples from modern literature. Elizabeth Benedict doesn't say or do anything cutsie, and that makes the book not only informative, but a pleasure to read.
I think that possibly the best thing about this book, other than the examples, are the exerpts Benedict included from the interviews she conducted with authors about their work.
Rating: 5
Summary: You can have it all!
Comment: You can write serious literary works and have sex scenes as Benedict illustrates. Is it going to make our parents blush? Probably, but she even deals with those issues. She teases out some of the best examples of being specific and not necessary explicit--what are the sights, sounds and smells surrounding our characters, not just the body parts they are using. What are they thinking and what are they saying? I found great validation in my book, "Forever Retro Blues," that my sex scenes were not just gratuitous, but functioned as part of the whole story. I wrote with intuition because I did not yet have this book, but I know I will do better in the future for reading Benedict's book.
Rating: 4
Summary: A much better guide to writing sex than others
Comment: This was recommended in place of Susie Bright's How to Write a Dirty Story, and I have to say compared to it, this is a much better book. It focuses on sex, and the wide variety that's out there.
One thing that I really enjoyed is that the author doesn't ignore important topics: AIDs, Adultry, incest, and many other things. She doesn't treat any subject as taboo, nor does she approach them with embarrassment. They are simply topics she discusses.
I was pleased to see that she touches on all types of sex: first times, married sex, adultery, recreational, etc etc. She brings up points that anyone writing a sex scene needs to think about, and reminds you that sometimes the sex isn't the main purpose of the scene, and that it doesn't have to be graphic to get the point across.
I found this book to be much more helpful than others. Instead of telling people how to prepare, it uses examples to show Benedict's points, and picks those examples apart so the reader can understand exactly why such things are necessary.
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Title: The Romance Writers' Phrase Book by Jean Salter Kent, Candace Shelton ISBN: 0399510028 Publisher: Perigee Pub. Date: April, 1984 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Your Romance Published by Julie Beard ISBN: 002863196X Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 21 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Writing Erotica by Edo Van Belkom, Edo Van Belkom ISBN: 1551803070 Publisher: Self Counsel Press Pub. Date: March, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: How to Write a Dirty Story : Reading, Writing, and Publishing Erotica by Susie Bright ISBN: 0743226232 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 05 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes and Heroines by Tami D. Cowden, Caro LaFever, Sue Viders ISBN: 1580650244 Publisher: Lone Eagle Publishing Company Pub. Date: 19 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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