Erica Jong says no! Her all-female anthology of essays captures the multifarious nature of sex.
If you ask Erica Jong, sex is more than just mesmerizing and pleasurable; it can also be scary. "Probably because such intense feelings are involved—above all, the loss of control," writes Jong in her latest anthology, Sugar in My Bowl. "Anything that causes us to lose control intrigues and enthralls. So sex is both alluring and terrifying."
The entire blogosphere knows about my sex life. But what will I tell my kids?
Being a sex writer and all, it seems as if I should now feel overprepared for the eventual sex talk with my future children, I'm not. I still wonder: how much do I share, and how much is too much? What if I tell my kids something, and they tell other kids, and I'm then approached by angry parents who feel I'm revealing too much? How do I know if it's too soon to share something with them, or how do I know if I'm waiting too long?
These nominees have turned warm loins cold with God awful descriptions of sex. Ick!
On November 25th the Literary Review will announce the winner of the Bad Sex in Literature award. To be considered for the Bad Sex in Literature Award, the author has to have published a very good novel that happens to have poorly written sex scenes. The sex writing varies from being too serious, to too ridiculous, to just plain illogical. This award is a way for publishers to discourage authors from including bad sex writing in their novels.
This blogger wows us with her honesty and first-hand sexpert knowledge.
Started in 2004 as a way to anonymously write about her sex life and feminist views, Girl With A One-Track Mind has become much more. Writer Zoe Margolis "set out to show that it was OK for a woman to express her desire, rather than attempt to be the object of desire." Women and men were into her message (and her sexy posts), and she was soon receiving thousands of daily pageviews.
What it's really like to spend all day spinning sexy stories.
Writing about sex has always been an honorable tradition. Just like good sex, good sex writing is in the details, the images, the scenario, the melding of reality and fantasy. We read erotica for inspiration, sometimes to lose ourselves, though we often find parts of ourselves within the story. Good sex writing paints a picture; it shows as well as tells, and it connects your mind to your body. Sounds good right, the life of an erotica writer? Can't you see me in my sexy lingerie, sitting at my laptop, popping bonbons from a heart shaped dish into my mouth, porno playing as I sample sex toys for research? Unfortunately the reality is very, very different.
