{"product_id":"the-joy-of-writing-sex-a-guide-for-fiction-writers-revised-and-updated-interviews-examples-and-advice-from-todays-most-celebrated-writers-paperback","title":"The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers, Revised and Updated: Interviews, Examples, and Advice from Today's Most Celebrated Writers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Benedict\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve years after it was first published, \u003ci\u003eThe Joy of Writing Sex\u003c\/i\u003e remains the classic writer's resource on creating compelling sex scenes. Elizabeth Benedict covers all the issues, from the first time, to married sex and adultery, to sex in the age of AIDS. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer instruction, supported with examples from the works of today's most respected writers--among them, Dorothy Allison, Russell Banks, Alan Hollinghurst, Joyce Carol Oates, Carol Shields, and John Updike--focuses on crafting believable sex scenes that hinge on freshness of character, dialogue, mood, and plot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this revised edition, Benedict addresses the latest sexual revolution, intimacy on the Internet; adds new interviews with Edmund White, Darren Strauss, Stephen McCauley, and other writers; and updates her selections to include examples from the best fiction of the past few years.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Benedict\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five novels, including \u003ci\u003eSlow Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and the national bestseller, \u003ci\u003eAlmost\u003c\/i\u003e. She writes nonfiction for many publications, including The Huffington Post, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAllure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDaedalus\u003c\/i\u003e. She has taught writing at Princeton University, the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop, Barnard, and MIT, and lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761333436704,"sku":"9780805069938","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4c9865a068c07d3ed809116ddad65349.webp?v=1780204806","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-joy-of-writing-sex-a-guide-for-fiction-writers-revised-and-updated-interviews-examples-and-advice-from-todays-most-celebrated-writers-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}