How to Write Hot Sex: Tips from Multi-Published Erotic Romance Authors

The book does a good job of explaining the differences between romance, erotica, and a sex scene, however, when you are writing sex or erotica, you should only write for your orientation. There has been a long history of straight girls and women objectifying and misrepresenting gay relationships. An example of this, which one of the authors wrote about, is a gay man pursuing a straight man. Why not write about a woman pursuing a man? It would be refreshing because in the romance genre it's usually the other way around.For a better understanding of deep point-of-view, I recommend the book Writing with Emotion, Tension, and Conflict by Cheryl St. John. There's also the book Show, Don't Tell by Sandra Gerth which is also helpful with writing erotica.

Unless you are completely inexperienced at writing smut, have never READ a good piece of smut, or are woefully and terribly unsure of yourself. This isn't the book for you.Or, unless, you know, you really want to say you read it. It's a good conversation starter after all.Of the 12 entries, I found 2 that have lasting value, just for these I would recommend the book. But it's probably more enlightening to just read their works instead.Boys will be Boys: Writing Male/Male Romance by Christine D'Abo- THIS IS THE ESSAY YOU WILL BUY THIS BOOK FOR, it almost makes it worth the money. She talks about the importance of remember your characters and doing your research and how important PLOT is to the story. If you ever find yourself writing same sex, male romance and smut. I wish I had found this eons ago.How to Write Convincing Fetish and Niche Market Sex by Giselle Renarde - THIS IS EXTREMELY USEFUL, especially when approaching something new in sex (kink? LGBTQ+ characters?). She teaches you how to research!There are some interesting tidbits throughout the work. But you have to wade through copious self-quoting, authors touting their own horn, and Cara McKenna who doesn't even know what bondage is. So, that being said! Buy at your own risk!

I've had this book in my possession since last year, and it didn't get a rating or review yet because it's easy for How To books to slip through the cracks since I rarely read them front to back, and because of that they never get "finished."I briefly spoke with Shoshanna Evers in Dallas, and When I told her that I still use this book to flip through and get help for crafting good sex scenes when I might've forgotten something, and she was so happy and asked if I'd reviewed it, I drew a blank, and then felt like a jerk.She and I laughed after that as I tried to explain, and she promised it was no big deal, but I still realized that I should do it since I had read through most of the book, got a lot of insanely helpful information out of it, and enjoyed it immensely.So, yeah, my review for this book is a huge 5 stars. Each chapter, written by a different author, offers something a little different, and the book is short enough, and not one of these big honking behemoth books, that you feel overwhelmed by it. This can be a problem when you just want to get some tips and start writing, and not want to have to read through a giant tome that'll take you several days, or weeks, first.Get this book if you've been struggling to keep your sex scenes fresh and want a little help with it, or just want to keep them up to parr with other erotic greats :)5 Stars

An excellent quick fix-it guide to spicing up the romance/erotica scenes in your writing. Experienced, published authors provide useful tips and suggestions covering the gamut of human sexuality, from straight-vanilla, to LGTBQ, to kink. Although aimed at women's romance writers, this work is useful for all types of sexy writing, with a focus on reminding the writer that the hottest G-spot in their reader's body is between their ears. Recommended.

Remember the first time you saw Star Wars? You know, that very first George Lucas, American Graffiti of the future, space opera spectacular? Well of course, we all knew there would be laser guns and space battles; heroes and heroines. But what we didn't know was what a jaw-dropper the epic opening sequence would be.When I read the opening chapter (Cara McKenna's, Real Ugly), once again, I got that jaw-dropper kind o feeling.So if you can't afford five bucks for this one, then you can't afford to be writing. Try another hobby or profession instead: Stamp collecting? People watching at the mall? Running for congress? Egg shell painting? Beatbox rap at the subway station?And yes, this one is good no matter the genre, even if you've never written, nor plan to write a single passage that includes sex. Tips here can be easily translated to any kind of person-to-person encounter. Say for example you are writing a book about how a governor does it to all the citizens of his state over the course of his tenure. Certainly while weaving such an exposé, one would find many handy tips in this book.Seriously though, this is probably the most valuable authoring book I've seen in a very, very long time.

This is a wonderful resource for writing all types of sexual writing. It was so important to get different points and opinions from all type of writers on all the different kinds of sexual types of encounters. Shosanna has done a great gathering all the need to know information to be sure to do a good job with your writing!

I absolutely loved it. It led me to other resource and I cannot say enough good things about it. It showed me I really lacked emotion in my writing, not just romance or sex. Thanks to Shoshanna Evers, I am able to glean from those authors insight to better writing. Even the most 'outside the norm' views are infused with deep unabashed emotions. And it rang loud and clear, the difference between porn and erotica is emotions. Sensuality is a given, but without emotions, it has no substance!

I think this is a valuable read for anyone in the early stages of writing erotica or wanting to make the sex better in other genres. There's a lot of practical info about the physiology and psychology of sex and terms used in different subgenres of erotica such as m/m and fetish. It gives useful advice on how erotic encounters can drive a plot forward and be the means to characters' development. There are writing tips from the use of commas to the avoidance of characters who are so perfect they become dull. The book made me think about the nature and appeal of erotica and how you go about writing in what can be a risque field without your inner censor getting in the way. I didn't always agree with the authors' arguments but I welcomed the debate. As you would expect, I found some of the chapters more relevant to me than others. But it has certainly helped me to improve my own writing.

... too easy. Don't actually learn anything new on how to write sex scenes, just how wonderful the contributors to the book are. Product placement.

Amazing book and a must for those trying to write a book

There were many facts that I learned from the book. It was written well, and an entertaining read. I think any budding Erotica reader would benefit from such a purchase!