How to Write a Dirty Story by Susie Bright

How to Write a Dirty Story by Susie Bright

For aspiring erotica writers--and authors in any genre who want to make the good parts great--here's how.

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 (and listeners) 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.

The accompanying reference guide is included as a PDF on this disc.

Susie Bright is the author of the national blockbusters Full Exposure and The Sexual Condition of the Union, as well as the groundbreaking Best American Erotica and Herotica series. She is the host of Audible's In Bed With Susie Bright, the most popular and longest-running sex education program in television history. She was the co-founder and editor of On Our Backs magazine, and she was the first journalist to cover erotica in the mainstream press. Bright, a founder of the sex-positive movement, delivered the first university course on pornography and had a lasting sexual impact with her roles in films such as Bound and The Celluloid Closet. Aretha Bright is her daughter, and she lives with her partner, Jon Bailiff. She is currently based in the city of Santa Cruz, California.