This is the seventh in a series relating to how writing sex in fiction is beneficial to you as a writer. The previous post can be found here. Previously I’ve talked about sensation in sex and using it to create depth. This week I’m talking about emotions. These aren’t unrelated. Sensation the way people conventionallyContinue reading “On mastering character emotion (by writing porn)”
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On learning how to write depth (by writing porn)
This is the fourth in a series relating to how writing sex in fiction is beneficial to you as a writer. The previous post can be found here. Last post I started talking about the ways in which research lends solidity to sensations we describe as writers, and I invoked the word ‘depth’. Depth is,Continue reading “On learning how to write depth (by writing porn)”
On how writing changes the writer
One of my favourite quotes is ‘Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed.’ by GK Chesterton. It’s been brought out often enough, at least in my circles, that it seems cliche to like it, but it’s true. TheContinue reading “On how writing changes the writer”
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