Event

Erotica 101

Professional erotica author and editor Rachel Kramer Bussel, editor of over 50 anthologies such as The Big Book of Orgasms, Flying High and Best Bondage Erotica 2014, will take you through the ins and outs of modern erotic writing, from getting started, finding your voice, and incorporating your surroundings, pop culture, and personal experiences into your stories to crafting a range of characters and settings and submitting your work. In this supportive, welcoming workshop environment, you'll learn how to write vividly about everyday scenarios as well as outlandish fantasies, and make them fit for particular publications in the thriving erotica market. This workshop will address the recent boom in erotica inspired by Fifty Shades of Grey, provide examples of well written erotica, and will include multiple writing exercises. You'll be given a handout listing major markets and further reading suggestions.

No previous writing experience required. Please bring laptop or pen and paper.

*Please note that Secret Pleasures is in a historic row house in Washington DC that is, sadly, not handicapped accessible. The shop is up a steep flight of stairs and our workshop space is on the second floor of our shop up an additional flight of stairs. For more info, please visit our website's "About Us" page. (http://www.secretpleasuresboutique.com/#!facilities/c66t)*