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more about #sexwriting more comments → meritxell: an erotic life: Just, for the love of all that is holy, do not have anybody involved LITERALLY bite a pillow. I'm glaring at you, Smeyer. more » cand86: I dunno, ya'll . . . if you go over to Fleshbot, sitting right there is the description "There is still something deeply sexy about watching a freshly... more » Tchotchke: This is probably the perfect time to mention that I am currently reading "Tropic of Cancer." more » cand86: Even though, I think there's while we're supposed to be mocking bad erotica or bad sex scenes that are obviously trying to be erotic, sometimes these ... more » gherkinfiend: They announced the winner last night and Jonathan Littell scooped the dubious honour... [news.bbc.co.uk] If it makes me laugh more than the Nick Cav... more » stonebiscuit rolled a 1 on initiative: Sex and art are both extremely objective--one person's Best Book EVAH is one person's backup TP, just as one person's Sex God is another person's...se... more » cand86: The mark of a good sex scene is the well-chosen detail, and the hardest part of being a writer is limiting yourself to those few details, and the hard... more » sybann: How about a train instead? Don't you think that writing REAL erotic erotica is a problem because we all find different things arousing. more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: I've gotta say, I can't think of anything that makes me happier about a book than a surprise well written sex scene. I actually know for a FACT one o... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: Miss Skittles' Handy Dandy Guide For Sex Writing or So You're Writing a Porno! 1. If you're going to write about sex, you bloody well better be able... more » Mary McCarthyite: In terms of his "erotic" writing, Philip Roth has a special place in my heart in Goodbye, Columbus with pre-coital dialogue between two characters.... more » rodmanstreet: I had a couple of intended sex scenes in my own booky-wook, and I ended up just writing around it. Every time I started a sentence like, "His warm ha... more » morninggloria: Usually when I'm writing about sex, I'm so embarrassed about it that I end up writing really euphamism-heavy paragraphs that don't even really sound l... more » InABook: I think more sex writing should have cunt, clit, and cock in it. For some reason, the harsh "c" sound just works in that setting. more » sequined: I think pretty much all sex-writing out of context sounds stupid. The key is probably context. That's my hypothesis. Let's try it and see! more » -
#lustlit
Vagina Masks, Four-Handed Women, And The Pitfalls Of Sex Writing
The nominees for The Literary Review's 2009 Bad Sex in Fiction Awards are in, leading critics to opine about why it's so hard to write about boning. More » -
#artssake
Artist Rasha Kahil Makes Sex "Everyday"
"I propped myself on the kitchen counter and he grabbed and parted my thighs. The sound of keys fiddling at the front door interrupted the beginning of what could've been an unusual fuck," writes Rasha Kahil in her work XI. More » -
#cluelessfck
"Women Can't Write About Sex," Says Female Sex Writer
In an Ann Coulter-worthy bit of self-undermining, sex writer and new owner of Britain's Erotic Review Kate Copstick says women don't know how to write about sex. More »
