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Getting Through the Blue:
Writing About Sex
With Jen Cross
This is a course for anyone who's
ever read through an erotic short story and thought, "I could do that!"
as well as for the fiction writer or essayist with some blocks regarding
the "sexy bits" in her/his work. Getting Through the Blue: Writing About
Sex provides a fun and safe opportunity to delve into the more
adventurous side of writing!
The erotic short fiction market is exploding, with an ever-increasing
number of annual "Best of" anthologies and myriad population-specific
collections. Erotic magazines and web-zines are constantly on the
lookout for new work, and even mainstream publications are incorporating
erotic fiction and/or sexuality sections to satisfy the demands of their
readers. And, while writing about sex can be an end in itself, sexuality
is very often an important aspect of longer works of fiction and
non-fiction.
Facilitated by Jen Cross, a widely anthologized erotic writer who has
led erotic writing workshops since 2002, Getting Through the Blue:
Writing About Sex is designed to leave you more confident with sexual
language, erotic expression, and your own writing practice. Through
writing exercises that are playful, thought-provoking, and inspiring,
this class will encourage you to generate exciting new erotic writing.
In addition, our discussions and readings will address some of the more
common concerns of the erotic writer:
* Is there a difference between erotica and pornography?
* Are there markets for erotic writing?
* What do I tell my mom? (i.e., uses of pseudonyms)
* What if my Saturday nights aren’t that exciting? (i.e., how to write
about sex that you haven’t had)
* and more!
Each week’s lesson will include two writing prompts and a suggested
reading. We will have the opportunity to discuss readings/topics on the
Absolute Write forum.
Duration:
Six lessons with six assignments completed in six weeks
Start Date:
course is currently closed
Learner
Prerequisites:
This class is for people at any
level of writing experience. You must be able to receive and create
Microsoft Word documents to participate. The instructor will send
introductory materials after your registration is confirmed, and a class
evaluation when the class is complete.
Limit: 15
students
Cost: $175.00
Class
Materials: On the start date of
class, you will receive class materials via email from your instructor.
Students may provide a jpg photo/headshot and a brief intro about who
you are as a writer the week prior to the class start date. This is a
voluntary and fun way to “meet” your classmates.
About Jen Cross:
Jen Cross is an extensively-anthologized
erotic writer whose stories and creative nonfiction appear in more than
20 anthologies and webzines (some under the name Jen Collins), including
Best Sex Writing 2008, Best Women's Erotica 2007, Best Fetish Erotica,
Best Bisexual Women's Erotica, Nobody Passes: Rejecting the rules of
gender and conformity, Blood Sisters, Glamour Girls: femme-on-femme
erotica, First Timers: True stories of lesbian awakening, and many more.
She has led
erotic writing workshops since 2002, and has written with survivors of
sexual trauma, LGBTQQI youth, student activists, adult learners, and
others. Jen received her MA in Transformative Language Arts from Goddard
College, where she studied and wrote about the ways in which erotic
writing can be used as a tool for sexual- and self-healing. In 2005 she
founded Writing
Ourselves Whole, dedicated to individual and social transformation
through writing and community. A queer femme survivor of sexual abuse,
Jen believes it's essential for everyone to have access to
straightforward, non-shaming information about sex and sexuality. She
writes to release, transform, and create space for as much unspoken
erotic as possible.
Contact
editor@absolutewrite.com
for registration details.
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