How To Write A Dirty Story: Reading, Writing And Publishing Erotica

By Susie Bright

From bookstores to the Internet to Susie Bright's own tremendous success with the BEST AMERICAN EROTICA series, we are clearly reading and writing erotica more than ever.

Now Susie Bright shows readers how to heat up sex scenes in everything from traditional novels and romances to science fiction and horror. She guides aspiring writers in reading erotica to discover the elements and styles that work. Then she walks them through the writing process: how to get hot ideas, devise steamy plots, use language like a pro and bring the story to a memorable climax. Each chapter features writing exercises and suggestions for non-writing activities that will galvanise the imagination and flatten any hurdle. Drawing on her own experiences, Bright explains how to find an agent, work with an editor, choose a publishing company and sell the work.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Release date: Dec 11, 2012
• ISBN: 9781471108501

Reviews for How To Write A Dirty Story

[paul9the9well9read · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

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.

[greymowser · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Good book if you want to write romantic situations.

[murphy4jacobs · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

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.

[kamilamiller · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

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.