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    How to Write a Dirty Story: Reading, Writing, and Publishing Erotica
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    How to Write a Dirty Story: Reading, Writing, and Publishing Erotica
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    How to Write a Dirty Story: Reading, Writing, and Publishing Erotica

    By Susie Bright

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    For aspiring erotica writers -- and authors in any genre who want to make the "good" parts great
    Susie Bright is the first and reigning queen of contemporary erotica. In How to Write a Dirty Story she reveals her tricks of the trade and shows you how to heat up sex scenes in everything from traditional novels and romances to science fiction and humor. Easing the aspiring writer into the creative process, she tells you how to write the steamy plots and sensual characters that publishers and readers are looking for. Bright makes it easy to:
    Produce unique ideas. Master erotic language
    Climax the story. Sell your work to the right place.
    Each chapter features practical writing exercises and suggestions for nonwriting activities that will galvanize the imagination and raze any creative or psychological hurdle. When it's time to go public, Bright draws on her own writing and publishing experiences and explains the most effective ways to find an agent, work with an editor, and grow a loyal audience.
    As irreverent as it is practical, How to Write a Dirty Story is the only book an erotica author -- novice or seasoned -- needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTouchstone
    Release dateFeb 5, 2002
    ISBN9780743229838
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    How to Write a Dirty Story: Reading, Writing, and Publishing Erotica
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    Susie Bright

    Susie Bright is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including The Best American Erotica series, the first three editions of Herotica, Sexwise, and The Sexual State of the Union. She has written for Esquire, Playboy, Village Voice, New York Times Book Review, and is a regular columnist for the on-line magazine Salon. She lectures and performs at theaters and universities nationwide and currently lives in Northern California.

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    • 3/5
      This is a good read, full of interesting ideas and tips on how to become a writer of erotica, including tips on each aspect of moving from having a story idea to publishing and promoting the work. It is useful, inspire of having been written 17 years ago, but more recent changes in technology and in publishing, including in self-publishing, probably mean an updated version of the book would be more useful than the old, 2001, version I read and am commenting upon here.
    • 3/5
      Good book if you want to write romantic situations.
    • 5/5
      This book was a fantastic look into the world of writing erotica! I loved how practical it was (with plenty of action steps to take), plus the anecdotes were a great way to gain a better understanding of this writing style and what an author can expect. Highly recommend this book to readers of erotica and/or romance!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I need to acquire a new copy of this book, as my old one went off to a friend some years ago. I remember reading it and laughing -- laughing over the honesty, the good advice, and the wry twisty humor that made this book not just about writing erotica, but about writing kind of fiction. This is a great addition to any writer's shelf of "how-to" books, as well as being the perfect title to slip between stodgier volumes to make visitors give themselves whiplash doing double takes.
    • 5/5
      Get rid of your writing inhibitions and get away from insert tab A into slot B sex scenes. Susie Bright takes a frank and open look at how to write erotica and make sex come to life whether it's a lush, sensual scene or full of gaffs and laughs.