- Paperback: 150 pages
- Publisher: Story Press,U.S. (31 Dec 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1884910211
- ISBN-13: 978-1884910210
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,457,362 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Peter Carey, author of True History of the Kelly Gang
Read it because it will teach you everything you need to know about writing good fiction.
--This text refers to an alternate
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edition.
'The Sunday Times' June 16th 2002
Elizabeth Benedict's quietly perceptive guide... a useful book for would-be novelists and an interesting one for readers of fiction.
--This text refers to an alternate
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Great book to flesh out your approach to writing about sex. The author rightfully points out that writing about sex evokes the oft hidden world of the writer's own inhibitions. Great integration tips for sexual discussions within a larger story.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Despite the title this is a really classy book. It shows you how to write pulitzer prize sex scenes rather than sleazy. It isn't a handbook for porn writers at all. It is aimed at literary fiction writers.It teaches you primarily that sex scenes are always about something other than sex. Definitely one of the best (and most entertaining) writing books I own.
Format:Paperback
As another reviewer has pointed out, this is not a manual for writing erotica. This is about the place of sex scenes in mainstream fiction.
It is curious how the normal criteria for assessing the valdity of a scene, and whether it has a place in your novel, often go out the window when it comes to writing the 'sex scene'. This book discusses not only how to write such scenes, but how to assess whether they should be there at all - not on 'moral' grounds, but by the same criteria as all scenes should be judged: how do they advance the plot of the novel? What do they teach us about the protagonists?
And that is why this book is very different from one about writing pornography - it treats the sex scene as an integral part of the novel, not an erotic interlude.
Of course, this means that it does not restrict its remit to consensual, 'vanilla' sex. It also discusses the inclusion of sex scenes which deal with subjects that were previously taboo, such as incest and rape. This makes it a sometimes uncomfortable, but always informative read.
It is curious how the normal criteria for assessing the valdity of a scene, and whether it has a place in your novel, often go out the window when it comes to writing the 'sex scene'. This book discusses not only how to write such scenes, but how to assess whether they should be there at all - not on 'moral' grounds, but by the same criteria as all scenes should be judged: how do they advance the plot of the novel? What do they teach us about the protagonists?
And that is why this book is very different from one about writing pornography - it treats the sex scene as an integral part of the novel, not an erotic interlude.
Of course, this means that it does not restrict its remit to consensual, 'vanilla' sex. It also discusses the inclusion of sex scenes which deal with subjects that were previously taboo, such as incest and rape. This makes it a sometimes uncomfortable, but always informative read.
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