Is this the most awful sex writing 2017 can offer? Erotica writers and editors Betina and T.C. do a close reading of excerpts from The Literary Review's "Bad Sex in Fiction Award", featuring: bizarre word choice! Awful details! Strained metaphors! Painful dialogue! "Erotic" scenes that beg for psychoanalysis! And, most shocking of all...several pieces of sex writing that we really, really liked! But why don't you listen and judge for yourself?

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Bad Sex in Fiction Awards: Reading the Good, The Bad, and The Sexy

As recent events have made all too clear, our society is deprived of ways to communicate openly and honestly about sex, desire, and consent. One potential source of language comes from the words that turn us on. In this episode, T.C. and Betina discuss a range of sex languages: the bestselling romance novel, purely sexual pornography, and literary erotica, which offers a balance between the emotions, the mind, and the senses.

Sex Languages: Romance vs. Porn vs. Erotica in the Quest for Sexual Connection

Femme Domme erotica writers and editors T.C. Mill and Betina Cipher discuss the craft of sexy storytelling. In this first episode, we talk about why POV and tense have a strong relationship, and the importance of reader discovery.

Smutty Storytelling Episode 1: Point of View and Tense

Erotica writers and editors TC Mill and Betina Cipher discuss the craft of sexy storytelling.

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