How To Write Erotic Fiction and Sex Scenes. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ashley Lister.
• Authors: Lister, Ashley
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Introducing the genre; Writing sex; Literary erotica v. genre erotica; The right rude words; Readers and writers; Summary; 2 Understanding the ground rules; Following the writing rules of erotica; Touching taboo subjects; Researching through discussion, reading and adult films; Experience (personal and anecdotal); Reading; Watching adult films; Summary; 3 Learning the basics; The storyteller and the reader 23; First person; Third person; Second person; Omniscient; Summary; 4 Creating convincing characters. The importance of strong charactersNaming your characters; What do your characters desire?; Creating conflicts for your characters; Describing your characters; Appearance; Speech; Actions; Thoughts; Summary; 5 Planning a compelling plot; Getting to grips with plots and outlines; Breaking down a basic structure; In the beginning; Character and situation; Action; The hook; In the middle; Playing consequences; Backstory; Passage of time; In the end; Unity of time; Unity of place; Unity of action; Summary; 6 Developing your powers of description; The role of description in fiction. Using description effectivelyEnriching your writing by involving all the senses; Creating arresting impressions: eroticising clothes, furnishings and other details; Using figurative language to bring characters and scenes to life; Summary; 7 Writing great dialogue; Making sex talk convincing; Now we're really talking; Accents and dialects; Stress, pitch and italics; Contractions; Speech tags and modifiers; Enticing your reader; General dialogue; Erotic dialogue; Summary; Presenting dialogue on the page; 8 Writing outside the box -- form; Experimenting with other forms. 9 Writing outside the box -- contentStraight vanilla; Gay and lesbian fiction; Multiple partners: who's doing what to whom?; BDSM: demonstrating power and authority; Writing about kink and fetish; Exploring supernatural and paranormal erotica; Summary; 10 Preparing your story for publication; Editing your story; Publish and be damned; Read what the publisher wants; Read what the publisher publishes; Write something that you want to write and the publisher wants to publish; Final words; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : How To Books
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (160 pages)
• Subjects: 809.3; Creative writing; Erotic stories -- Technique; Erotic stories -- Authorship; Creative writing; Erotic stories -- Authorship; Erotic stories -- Technique; Fiction -- Technique; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary; Creative writing; Erotic stories -- Authorship; Erotic stories -- Technique; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472109699; 1472109694
• ISSNs: 6747-7206
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