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Title: The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers
ISBN: 0805069933
Author:
Elizabeth Benedict
Publicate Date: 2002-02-01
Publish: 2002-02-01
List Price: $16.00
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: The Joy of Writing Sex: a Review
The book arrive in excellent condition, like new. I have started reading it, and it is very entertaining and informative so far. Hopefully will help me in my own writing. The author, Elizabeth Benedict, collects writing samples of authors writing about sex, and talking about the topic in interviews with her.
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2: Don't let the title fool you into thinking this is about dirty books
I had the pleasure of hearing a lecture and visiting with Elizabeth Benedict, which inspired me to choose this book when I was pondering the best way to approach the sexuality component of a couple of characters in a mystery novel. I'm glad I did. Despite the title, this book is really about the joy of writing great fiction - and how to use sex as another tool for advancing plot, enhancing characterization, writing revealing dialogue, etc. Although the topic is ostensibly the act of sex, Benedict's book is really about how the act of sex helps readers understand what's going on in your book and in your characters' lives in a way that most people understand is about far more than the plumbing of our human anatomy. Benedict structures her book well and productively, with lists where appropriate and a consistent format in each chapter. Her best advice (which you'll have to read the book to truly appreciate): make sure there's always at least two things going on.
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3: Very Disappointed
I agree with the review that says this book is dull, dry and boring. Very hard to get into, and hard to stick with it.
I am an aspiring romance writer and bought this book to help me write the love scenes. It did not meet my needs in any form whatsoever.
This book is more a discussion of the different types of sex: heterosexual, homosexual, masturbation, incest, rape, adultry, etc, and would be better categorized at such. It also seems to be aimed at those who write sex scenes that are just for the sake of sex, not scenes about love shared between two people. While it may be helpful to some, it wasn't to me and my writing.
This is the first time I've ever requested a refund from Amazon, it was that bad.
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4: The Joy of Writing Sex
The information has been very helpful to me during my writing.
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5: Brilliant, provocative, and sexy
As a writer of a *non-fiction* book about sex, I found plenty of fine instruction in this book for fiction writers. Benedict skillfully blends tips and well-developed advice from a writing instructor (I wish I could take her course!) with excerpts from writers she admires who illustrate her points. This is a marvelous book for writers about sexuality -- non-fiction as well as fiction -- and for any writer interested in craft.
Joan Price
Author of Better Than I Ever Expected: Straight Talk about Sex after Sixty
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