{"product_id":"the-joy-of-writing-sex-elizabeth-benedict-9780805069938","title":"The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers, Revised and Updated: Interviews, Examples, and Advice from Today's Most Celebrated Writer","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Benedict\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805069933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805069938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holt Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Elizabeth Benedict","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995607335167,"sku":"9780805069938","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd708a67-0813-4f89-b9fd-29bb1f50533f.jpg?v=1683336766","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-joy-of-writing-sex-elizabeth-benedict-9780805069938","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}