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YourTango writers tell all Saturday, May 16 at Bowery Electric in New York City.
If you're in the New York City area, come hear YourTango writers speak about bringing their relationship experiences to the (web) page, join us this Saturday, May 16, at 7pm as part of Lit Crawl NYC.
The New Yorker listed the event this week, pointing out the fact that writing and drinking have a storied history—but drinking and reading? Less so. Then the Lit Crawl (a pub crawl plus literature) came along!
Craig Bridger ("I Was A Groomzilla: Advice From The Trenches"), Susan Shapiro ("How I Fell In Lust With My Husband") and Jill Provost ("Dirty Talk … Read More
YourTango to participate in literary event in NYC on May 16.
YourTango will host a panel of writers for the first time at this year's New York Lit Crawl. What's a lit crawl, you ask? It's a pub crawl plus literature. Clever, right?
The YourTango panel will include local writers Susan Shapiro ("How I Fell Madly In Lust With My Husband"), Craig Bridger ("I Was A Groomzilla: Advice From The Trenches") and Jill Provost ("Dirty Talk Dos And Don'ts") and YT Associate Editor, Genevieve Lill. The authors will read from their essays and discuss the process of writing about love, sex and everything in between.
When: Saturday, … Read More
The YourTango staff—inspired by a new book—creates six-word memoirs about love and relationships.
Ah, love stories. The drama! The butterflies! The humor and heartache! Here at YourTango, we can't get enough of love and relationships (uh, clearly), but it's not often that we share our own tales. While writing "Love In The Time Of Twitter" about SMITH magazine's new book Six-Word Memoirs On Love & Heartbreak By Writers Famous & Obscure, I asked the YT team to contribute six-word love and relationship memoirs of their own. Here's the splendid collection.
I love you more. That's final.—Andrea, CEO and Founder
Six words is too short for…—Brett, Executive Vice President, Interactive
I forgot you … Read More
Revealing deep dark desires opens an erotica writer's sexuality to judgment.
If a woman's sexual fantasies involve degradation, domination—rape, even—is she anti-feminist, disturbed or worse? When does sex become "dirty," and does writing erotic fiction involving humiliation mean the author is a sex-crazed, pain-loving looney? From Best Sex Writing 2009 (Cleis Press, edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel), Kristina Lloyd's essay "The Pleasure of Unpleasure" explores the delicate relationship between fantasy and reality, the risk of bringing private thoughts public and gives a glimpse into the life of an erotica writer.
All writers get bad reviews. If you write erotica, your sexuality gets reviewed as well. Trust … Read More
She may not wear Manolo's, but this blogger will do until SATC 2.
Blog: Single Gal in the City Blogger: Melissa, 34 Love Stage: Single & Looking Hometown: NYC Occupation: Public Relations Account Supervisor
After twenty-seven years full of trust, honesty, and passion, Melissa knew it was time to walk away from her longest standing relationship. So early in July, this spawn of the Carrie Bradshaw phenomenon put down her pen and severed ties with her diary-writing habit. And who can blame her? A long-term relationship with a 93-volume collection of notebooks would surely give me writers' cramp. Perhaps Melissa felt tied down. Needed space. Was just not that into … Read More
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.
I wake the next morning, sore and satisfied, my muscles aching from all night of lovemaking. I lay naked and sprawled out, the sheets a mess. A smile bright as … Read More
A Q&A with the author of Brown Sugar, a collection of erotic black fiction.
How did you get into the field? I've been in the writing business for over 12 years: As a book editor at Random House, then as an editorial consultant and a writer. My first book was Brown Sugar: A Collection of Erotic Black Fiction published by Viking/Penguin. It became a best seller that spawned a 4-book series. I then published Wanderlust a travel themed erotic collection. The success of my books have made me a "sexpert," the go-to person for all things erotic. I'm presently working on an erotic novel. Have you always thought of yourself … Read More
