The Burning Pen: Sex Writers on Sex Writing

By M. Christian and Jack Fritscher

In this groundbreaking work, contemporary writers of erotica reflect on how their work originates, how their sexuality shapes their words, and, more important, how their words have affected their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555836151
• ISBN13: 9781555836153
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Alyson Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Entertaining Read

This is not a "how to write dirty stories" book, as it is more the method and ideas leading erotica writers take to writing their stories. Not only do they each have their own thoughts on how they write their stories, and what "works" for them and what doesn't, you get some idea of what they're like as people. I have written my own erotica for years but am finding out especially after reading books like this that I may have a bit of a ways to go to match the work these authors have done. Writers, at least the good ones can really be thought of as "word magicians" in how they can turn a phrase, how they develop their characters and their stories, making them not only entertaining but hot as well. The stories collected here (each author's personal favorite (s)he has written), as well as each author's essay are informative and highly entertaining.

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About WHY

I found this an interestingly informative and humourous book. It reminded me that while writers may be able to do something I can't, or at least not very well, and seem to belong up their on their ivory pedestals, they're still human like me. So, before I loved the writing, now I can love them as well.Good book.

Fantastic read

If you've ever read erotica and wondered about the men and women who write it, this is the book for you. Even if you just want to write, this is a great book. The essays are insightful and wonderful and the stories are incredibly hot and fun.